All Stories from July 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Casino donates to local charitiesJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - The “cha-ching” of cash registers ringing at the new Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, which opened Monday to massive crowds, must sound like music to the ears of city leade...
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S. Ill. coroner blames heat in 2 more deathsJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. — A coroner in southwestern Illinois says the heat wave gripping the region is blamed in two deaths. St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone tells the St. L...
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Elgin, Hoffman Estates eyeing $45/year dog parkJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - The City of Elgin and the Hoffman Estates Park District are considering teaming up for a second project this year along their common border: a dog park for residents of ...
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Villa Park bridge project to start in fallJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Demolition of the Ardmore Avenue Bridge in Villa Park is on track for this fall — two years after the structure closed permanently to all vehicles. But motorists will st...
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We all should value human lifeJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Susan Estrich in her column of July 18 says “If you don’t value human life, I don’t want you in my community. Ever.” This was written in regard to hard core criminals in...
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Calcavecchia shares lead at Senior British OpenJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - WALTON ON THE HILL, England (AP) — Mark Calcavecchia defied the afternoon rain to shoot a bogey-free 68 and take a three-way share of the first-round lead at the Senior ...
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Waukegan Road lane closureJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - A southbound lane of Waukegan Road in Bannockburn will closed for construction July 25 to 29. The closure is about a quarter-mile south of Route 22, officials said. Vill...
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Quade's handling of Castro situation all wrongJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - While trying to stay cool on a scorcher of an off-day, let's try to radiate more light than heat about all things Cubs. Manager Mike Quade took an absolute drubbing in ...
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Civil War officer’s letter endures 150 years laterJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - In 1986, filmmaker Ken Burns received a copy of a long-forgotten Civil War soldier’s letter that a scholar thought he might find interesting. Burns, then working on his ...
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Hundreds compete in 'Make Me a Model' contest in Oak BrookJul 21, 2011 12:00 am - Even before the crowd of roughly 200 teens and 20-somethings entered Mario Tricoci Salon and Spa in Oak Brook, they learned a key lesson: in nearly 100-degree temperatur...