All Stories from August 17, 2010 (Change date)
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AP Poll: Obama at new low for handling economyAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama earned his lowest marks ever on his handling of the economy in a new Associated Press-GfK poll, which also found that an overwhelmin...
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IT funding dominates DuPage borrowing talksAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Computer system and technology infrastructure upgrades that could cost DuPage County taxpayers $11 million were the dominant topics at a nearly three-hour special county...
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Creative sandwiches could mean cool cash for schoolAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Putting American cheese on his peanut butter and jelly sandwich is about as creative as my son Henry gets, but if you've got a budding chef in your family who has a hank...
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U-46 summer school programs see highs and lowsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Enrollment in Elgin Area School District U-46 summer school programs may be up over last year, but attendance numbers for some of them have board members asking if the r...
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$250K set bond for woman in pie attack on senatorAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - BIG RAPIDS, Mich. -- An anti-war protester accused of hitting Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin in the face with an apple pie during a constituent mee...
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Gurnee man shot in head, expected to be OKAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A Gurnee resident who was shot in the head during an early morning scuffle with a car burglar is expected to survive, police said Tuesday afternoon. The 60-year-old vict...
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EIU welcomes back 15 startersAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - CHARLESTON -- Eastern Illinois last year grabbed the Ohio Valley Conference title, and the expectations are great again this year. The Panthers have seven returning star...
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Israeli couscous puts new spin on pantry stapleAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Have you discovered Israeli couscous yet? The grains are larger than its North African cousin, so you can serve a pantry staple without feeling as if it's the same old t...
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Japanese gardens open to public on FridayAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - As part of the season-long celebration of the Fabyan Japanese Garden's centennial, Preservation Partners will open this local treasure for strolling from 2 to 6 p.m. Fri...
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Barrington community stunned by another teen suicideAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Barrington High School community has been stunned by yet another student's self-inflicted death, early Wednesday morning along the Union Pacific railroad through Bar...