All Stories from July 4, 2011 (Change date)
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Treadmill desk a workstation ‘walkstation’Jul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Do you feel like you are working on a treadmill? Jay Buster does — and he lost 16 pounds in the first four months because of it. Buster, a trader in futures and derivati...
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Elgin’s Fourth of July parade is a toy storyJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin residents and visitors saw some of their favorite toys come to life in the Fourth of July parade downtown. From “Toy Story” characters Woody and Buzz Lightyear, to...
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Former teacher takes shot at new heightsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Allan E. Goldstein of Elk Grove Village is afraid of heights, like being perched atop a ladder or on a roof. But put him in the seat of his Cessna Skyhawk and he's at ho...
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Risk of injury goes along with all sportsJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - When I asked my patient what she did in her spare time, the teen explained that she was involved in several after-school activities, but gymnastics and diving were her t...
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Djokovic proudest of putting lone loss behind himJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - WIMBLEDON, England — Novak Djokovic is on the path to greatness, and one way to fully grasp that is to focus not on his many successes but instead on a setback. Indeed, ...
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'Shadows,' 'F.E.A.R.' weird but not scaryJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - What makes a video game scary? Does it need zombies, vampires, werewolves or other characters from the Halloween costume catalog? Or is the essence of horror harder to d...
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Lisle man charged with DUI in pedestrian deathJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - A Lisle man was charged with drunken driving after police say he struck and killed a Naperville woman late Sunday night. Lisle police said Donna J. Early, 69, of Napervi...
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Petraeus: Fight in Afghanistan to turn eastwardJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — The outgoing commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Monday that the focus of the war will shift in coming months from Taliban strongh...
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Lasting pain takes a toll on 100 million AmericansJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Nearly a third of Americans experience long-lasting pain — the kind that lingers for weeks to months — and too often feel stigma rather than relief from a h...
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Prince William performs water landings in CanadaJul 04, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press DALVAY BY-THE-SEA, Prince Edward Island — Prince William enjoyed showing off his military helicopter training with his first-ever water landing Monday t...