All Stories from August 17, 2010 (Change date)
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American Airlines to charge for front-row seatsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- American Airlines has found another fee. The Fort Worth, Texas, airline said Wednesday it's now charging between $19 and $39 for "Express Seats" -- those spo...
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Police: Texas gunman had explosives in trailerAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - McKINNEY, Texas -- A 29-year-old man towed a trailer full of explosives into a suburban Dallas police station's parking lot Tuesday, then set fire to his pickup truck a...
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Warrenville alderman arrested on charges of theft - againAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - For the second time in recent months, an embattled Warrenville alderman is behind bars, accused of swindling money with failed promises of sporting event tickets and pho...
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Pension boards decry Naperville referendumAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Those who oversee Naperville's police and firefighter pension funds agree changes are necessary to ensure proper payments continue to be made to the fund. But they're al...
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Curried Indonesian Vegetables over Israeli CouscousAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - 2ΒΌ cup Israeli couscous (see note) 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup already cut broccoli florets 1 cup already sliced fresh mushrooms 1 medium green bell...
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Gio Ponti early favorite in Arlington Million repeatAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - 8 local riders in this weekend's Festival races
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Sometimes, things really aren't fairAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Nobody said sports are supposed to be fair to sports fans. Take Tuesday. In the afternoon word arrived that quarterback Todd Collins decided not to sign with the Bears a...
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GM takes step toward selling stock to publicAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - DETROIT -- General Motors has filed the first batch of paperwork needed to sell stock to the public. GM filed the paperwork for its initial public offering with the Secu...
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Getting a little nutty with peanut butterAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A quite unscientific survey of elementary school students I know showed that peanut butter still ranks No. 1 in lunchboxes. That's no surprise to anyone, I'm sure. Accor...
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Thome bites hand that fed him in Twins' 7-6 win over SoxAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS - White Sox designated hitter Jim Thome ended the Twins' season with his mammoth home run in the 2008 AL Central tiebreaker game at U.S. Cellular Field. Less...