All Stories from June 26, 2011 (Change date)
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Crowds pack route for Swedish Days paradeJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Joe Frega saw a lot during his many years with the Geneva Police Department. But one thing he’d never witnessed before, at least not from beginning to end, is the annual...
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Big crowds expected at Chicago Gay Pride paradeJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to converge on Chicago for the 42nd annual Gay Pride Parade. Parade coordinator Richard Pfeiffer says many participants in t...
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New playground in Des Plaines accessible to all kidsJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Construction on the new playground at Kylemore Greens neighborhood park, at Kylemore Drive (Waterford Drive) and Carlow Drive in Des Plaines, is in progress. The renovat...
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Cherokee Nation elects new leader in close raceJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - OKLAHOMA CITY — In a close election that ran overnight, the Cherokee Nation elected a new principal chief Sunday, with final results posted on the tribe’s website showin...
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Hacker says group is ‘bored’Jun 26, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — A member of a publicity-seeking hacker group that sabotaged websites over the past two months and has announced it is dissolving itself says his group wasn’t ...
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Former Barrington man get prison time for dragging man with carJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - A 68-year-old former Barrington man was recently sentenced to three years in prison after being convicted of dragging a man about 40 feet with his car. Kane County Judge...
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2 teens arrested in San Franscisco shootingsJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Police say two teens are under arrest after five people were shot and injured in San Francisco. Police spokesman Lt. Troy Dangerfield says an 18-year-ol...
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Art enthusiast brings a bit of fun into her outdoor spaceJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Amy Amdur admits it. She puts artwork in her garden because the house can't hold much more. “It gives me all this new space for more art, and there's a movement now to t...
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Pennsylvania gas field shows potentialJun 26, 2011 12:00 am - ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two unexpected gushers in northeastern Pennsylvania are helping to illustrate the enormous potential of the Marcellus Shale natural gas field. Each of t...
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Why does the war go on?Jun 26, 2011 12:00 am - Some heard a declaration of victory, others an admission of defeat. The many contradictions in President Obama’s speech about Afghanistan last week were perhaps intended...