All Stories from August 17, 2010 (Change date)
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Deer Park will try to hike sales tax a quarter-pointAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The Deer Park Village Board voted Monday to ask residents in November for a sales tax increase - and did so with a whole 11 minutes to spare. With Monday being the last ...
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Lawyers suggest brother may be dropped but Patti could be targetedAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Legal experts diverged on whether Tuesday's one-count conviction of Rod Blagojevich is good or bad news for the disgraced former governor, his wife and brother. Jurors ...
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Naperville man turned in by mother-in-law admits having child pornAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A Naperville man whose mother-in-law turned him in for child pornography admitted his guilt Tuesday. Aaron A. Thomas faces up to five years in prison for storing illicit...
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Oil falls on report showing rise in U.S. suppliesAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Oil prices fell below $75 a barrel Wednesday after a report showed U.S. crude supplies swelled last week, renewing concerns about demand for fuel in the world's largest ...
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Wells steps up, but it's still not enough to get a victoryAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Randy Wells might as well as been eavesdropping when Cubs manager Lou Piniella was trying to light a little fire under his young relievers Monday night. If Wells felt th...
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Teacher puts experience to the test in new showAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Composer David Reiser taught high school for 34 years, from 1960 to 1994. Now he has written a show about his experiences, called "The Second Oldest Profession," a music...
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Las Vegas Sands to pay off $1 billion in debtAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Las Vegas Sands said Wednesday it plans to pay off more than $1 billion in outstanding debt because of its previously announced amendment to a credit facilit...
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Review finds flawed N.C. cases, including executionsAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - RALEIGH, N.C. -- Analysts at North Carolina's crime lab omitted, overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executio...
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Trace Adkins plays up humor on new CDAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Trace Adkins changed more than record labels while preparing his new album, "Cowboy's Back In Town." The one-time finalist on NBC's "Celebrity Apprentice" cranks up the ...
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Woman, 95, dies after Vegas purse snatch attemptAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Authorities say a 95-year-old Las Vegas woman has died after being attacked in a botched purse-snatching outside a supermarket. The Clark County coroner sa...