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All Stories from August 21, 2011

Amid murder, mayhem, still room for good news
By Jim Davis
Sep 6, 2011 10:46 AM - Hey, bad things happen in the suburbs, and we have to report them. But amid the violence and mayhem were stories -- likewise given prominent Page 1 play -- that were aimed to inform, enlighten and, of course, pursue the suburban angle.
Superheroes celebrate an action packed birthday
Lisa Haring
Aug 23, 2011 4:57 PM - Friends and family members of the Chelberg clan celebrated Cameron's first and Jadyn's upcoming fourth birthday at a Superhero party at Prairie Lakes Community Center on Saturday, August 20.
Naperville man heads up auditions for Moscow Ballet
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Aug 23, 2011 4:51 PM - A six-year professional relationship with the esteemed Moscow Ballet provides Naperville's Altin Naska the opportunity to create lifelong memories for young Chicago dancers.
Des Plaines Parks hires new supervisor
Lisa Haring
Aug 23, 2011 4:49 PM - The Des Plaines Park District announced the appointment of Kenneth Rochau to the position of Assistant Building Services Supervisor.
State keyboard push could cut into cursive writing
By Larissa Chinwah
Aug 23, 2011 3:44 PM - The Illinois State Board of Education dropped the written section of the Prairie State Achievement Exam for 11th-graders to save about $2.4 million in the 2011-2012 school year. In addition, the state is shifting toward keyboarding as a core component of the elementary curriculum, which some educators fear will erase lessons in cursive writing.
Scouting DuPage County boys golf
By Kevin McGavin
Aug 22, 2011 3:57 PM - Scouting the boys golf season in DuPage County.
Bond set in Algonquin Molotov cocktail case
By Paul Biasco
Aug 22, 2011 11:20 AM - Algonquin police say a 24-year-old man walked into a grocery store Sunday afternoon and threw a Molotov cocktail into a crowd of shoppers, injuring one man. Fabian J. Torres is being held on $2 million bond.
Cubs' weekend dust starts to settle

Aug 22, 2011 11:08 AM - Two days after Cubs owner Tom Ricketts announced the firing of general manager Jim Hendry, things began to settle down at Wrigley Field Sunday. Interim GM Randy Bush tried to reassure staff members about their futures.
Bartlett quadriplegic veteran gets gold in wheelchair games
By Zuzanna Skwiot
Aug 22, 2011 6:44 AM - Robert Arciola, of Bartlett, joined the U.S. Army in 1983 and five years later was in a severe motorcycle accident that left him a quadriplegic. Now, he's brought home three medals in the National Veterans Wheelchair Games.
Clinton fundraisers fill Obama coffers
Bloomberg News
Aug 22, 2011 6:20 AM - Almost one in every 10 Barack Obama fundraisers for the 2012 presidential campaign worked four years ago generating cash for former Democratic rival Hillary Clinton. Of the 244 individuals identified by the Obama campaign as bringing in at least $50,000 for his re-election, 23 were "Hillraisers" that collected at least $100,000 for Clinton.

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