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US men's Olympic team set for camp, roster picks
Associated Press
Jul 7, 2012 12:42 AM - LeBron James won a championship. Deron Williams became nearly $100 million richer. Kobe Bryant got Steve Nash as his backcourt partner. See, it hasn't been all bad news for the U.S. men's basketball players. But overall it's been a rough year so far, and the impact will be obvious Friday when the Americans open training camp with about three weeks until their Olympic opener.
Palatine crackdown yields 6 arrests:
Submitted by the Palatine Police Department
Jul 6, 2012 4:47 PM - The Palatine Police Department's Fourth of July Holiday Traffic Safety Crackdown campaign netted four arrests for driving under the influence and two for possession of cannabis, the department reported.
Longtime Wheaton teacher remembered for his 'service heart'
By Annalisa Rodriguez
Jul 6, 2012 2:23 PM - Those close to Raymond C. Wolf are remembering him not just as a longtime teacher, but as a selfless man who made others his priority and went out of his way to help them without seeking recognition. Wolf, 69, died Monday after a long illness. He taught art at Wheaton North High School for 33 years before retiring in 2000.
007 exhibition looks at screen spy as style icon
Associated Press
Jul 6, 2012 12:13 PM - If there's one thing James Bond has taught us it's that behind every great spy is a great tailor. A new exhibition at London's Barbican Centre explores the style of the suave secret agent, displaying costumes, props, set pieces and design drawings from half a century of 007 films.
Shipwright builds on past to save maritime future
Associated Press
Jul 6, 2012 12:11 PM - Many see the 45-year-old Harold Burnham as a master of a dying art. The Essex-born shipwright uses locally harvested wood and hand tools to build schooners at Burnham Boat Building with a modern adaptation of the same techniques builders used on this waterfront land in colonial times. Burnham recently captured recognition by winning one of nine $25,000 heritage fellowships the National Endowment for the Arts awards annually.
How 1 US-trained soldier led an 'accidental coup' in Mali
Associated Press
Jul 6, 2012 11:48 AM - One morning three months ago, all of Mali was surprised when 39-year-old Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo came on national TV and announced the military had overthrown the government -- including his parents. The ease of the takeover, just six weeks before a presidential election, shows how quickly the course of a nation in this part of the world can change, despite or even partly because of funding and training from the West. And it underscores how fragile democracies remain in Africa, and how the fate of an entire country can still be bent by the ambitions of a single man.
Glenview couple identified as train wreck victims
By Madhu Krishnamurthy
Jul 6, 2012 11:29 AM - A Glenview couple was killed in Wednesday afternoon's train derailment in which a bridge collapsed onto Shermer Road in Glenview, according to a law firm representing the family. The victims were identified as Burton Lindner, 69, and Zorine Lindner, 70, who lived about a block from the derailment site, according to a spokeswoman at the Chicago law firm of Michael LaMonica. Autopsies are scheduled today and results will be available later this afternoon, a spokeswoman for the Cook County medical examiner's office said.
Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreat
Associated Press
Jul 6, 2012 11:20 AM - The room rings out with the cruel nicknames that have haunted the teenagers for years: Crusty crab. Burnt toast. Snake skin. Freddy Krueger's daughter. Mutant. Scarface. At Angel Faces' annual retreat, young girls with severe burns or facial disfigurement come from all over the world to start healing through group counseling, role-playing, art therapy and workshops that teach coping skills.
FBI: Lombard man wanted hit after losing $8.2 million judgment
By Harry Hitzeman
Jul 6, 2012 10:56 AM - The owner of an Oakbrook Terrace office complex has been charged by the FBI in a murder-for-hire plot. Authorities say Daniel Dvorkin, 74, of Lombard, offered a person $100,000 to knock off a person who recently won an $8.2 million civil judgment against him. He is due in court Friday for a bond hearing and faces up to five years in prison if convicted.
Malware may knock thousands off Internet on Monday
Associated Press
Jul 6, 2012 10:32 AM - The warnings about the Internet problem have been splashed across Facebook and Google. Internet service providers have sent notices, and the FBI set up a special website.But tens of thousands of Americans may still lose their Internet service Monday unless they do a quick check of their computers for malware that could have taken over their machines more than a year ago.

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