All Stories from August 27, 2007 (Change date)
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Winners announced for AAUW Art ShowcaseAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Branch of American Association of University Women recently announced that Bill Haendel of DeKalb, in sculpture, fiber and paper, was awarded "Best of Sho...
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Soaring opium production endangers Afghan stabilityAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan opium poppy cultivation exploded to a record high this year, with the multibillion-dollar trade fueled by Taliban militants and corrupt offi...
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Asthma hits 9/11 workersAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A new survey of Sept. 11-related illnesses has found an alarming increase in asthma -- 12 times higher than normal -- among those who toiled on the toxic d...
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NU receivers hope offense catches onAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - When quarterback instability turned Northwestern's playbook into a leaflet last season, no group suffered more than the wide receivers. With the offense reduced to rudim...
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Free health care idea is beyond absurdAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Many Americans have fallen prey to the idea that they have a right to free health care. These individuals believe this new entitlement should be provided by either the s...
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This Comiskey helped Sox soarAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Charles Albert "Chuck" Comiskey II, grandson and namesake of the Chicago White Sox founder and a former front-office executive and co-owner during the "Go Go Sox" years ...
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Brief: Dist. 102 to talk teachersAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Aptakisic-Tripp Elementary District 102 will be talking about reducing the number of junior high teachers for the next school year, Superintendent Jon Mink said at a boa...
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School defibrillator studyAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- A nationwide push to put portable defibrillators in every school, a response to several high-profile student deaths, may not be worth the cost, a new study co...
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Residents hope worst of flooding overAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - Relief can't come soon enough for Dale Miller, whose Atwood Park subdivision home is in the heart of the Fox Lake flood zone. He sandbagged and pumped water for about a...
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Illini freshman guard declared ineligibleAug 27, 2007 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN - Illinois basketball coach Bruce Weber says promising recruit Quinton Watkins won't play or attend school this fall because he isn't academically eligible. Wa...