All Stories from July 11, 2010 (Change date)
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FDA to review first of 3 new weight loss drugsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Dieters, doctors and investors get their first extensive look at the first of a trio of new weight loss drugs this week. The hope is that the new drugs can...
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Lake Co. forest preserve uses rainwater to power toiletsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Recycling rainwater is one of several strategies that make the Ryerson Woods Welcome Center in Deerfield a model of green architecture. Much of the rain that falls on th...
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Lake County briefsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - New Grayslake parks chief Round Lake Area Park District Executive Director Jeff Nehila has taken a similar job in neighboring Grayslake. Nehila will replace Grays...
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MLB capsules: Twins avoid sweepJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - The short-handed Minnesota Twins desperately needed to change things up before the all-star break. They'd loss four straight games, including a pair to division-rival De...
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Charges for 'Barefoot Bandit' suspect in BahamasJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - NASSAU, Bahamas -- The alleged "Barefoot Bandit" will be charged with illegal weapons possession and other crimes in the Bahamas following his weeklong run from authorit...
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Margy Hamilton shares stories from her active career in Wheaton politicsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - What 95-year-old Marget "Margy" Hamilton of Wheaton read in her local newspaper so many years ago made her furious. The time was World War II. Her husband unexpectedly h...
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Chavez, Venezuelan church clash over freedomsJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez and leaders of the Venezuelan Catholic Church are tangling like never before, angering parishioners who feel the president an...
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Upcoming 'Bark for Life' raises money to fight cancerJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Canine companions are invited to join in the fight against cancer, at the American Cancer Society's Bark For Life, at 9 a.m. on Aug. 15, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hof...
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'Despicable Me' tops weekend box office at $60.1 mil.Jul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- "Despicable Me" wasn't such a bad guy after all, it seems, opening at the top of the box office with an estimated $60.1 million. The first 3-D animated mo...
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Jackson rips Cavs owner over LeBron remarksJul 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Jesse Jackson criticized Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert on Sunday, saying Gilbert sees LeBron James as a "runaway slave" and that the owner's comments after the free-agent ...