All Stories from July 23, 2011 (Change date)
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Cook County Legion, IHSBCA postponedJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Saturday morning’s heavy rains forced the postponements of the Cook County American Legion baseball tournament and the Lake Park regional championship game of the Illino...
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'Slack packers' enjoy trek on Appalachian TrailJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - HOT SPRINGS, N.C. — Slack packers — it's a nickname that is not affectionately bestowed, but it's one an old friend and I now proudly wear after a long weekend hiking on...
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Celebrities tweet responses to Winehouse’s deathJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - A selection of quotes tweeted Saturday in response to the death of soul-jazz singer Amy Winehouse: “Drugs took her gift, her soul, her light, long before they took her l...
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Is it safe to invest in real estate again?Jul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Just a few years back during the real estate boom, flipping homes and investing in residential real estate was all the rage — until the bubble burst and buyers nearly be...
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Images: Amy WinehouseJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Amy Winehouse, the beehived soul-jazz diva whose self-destructive habits overshadowed a distinctive musical talent, was found dead Saturday in her London home, polic...
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Mount Prospect library closed due to floodingJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - The Mount Prospect Public Library will remain closed Sunday after water from Saturday’s early morning storms flooded the parking lot and seeped into the lower level lobb...
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Hit-and-run kills Lake Zurich teenJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Police were searching Saturday for an SUV that left the scene of an accident in Lake Zurich in which an 18-year-old girl was killed and two other teenagers injured. The ...
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Norway police arrived 90 minutes after firing beganJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - OSLO, Norway — Police arrived at an island massacre about an hour and a half after a gunman first opened fire, slowed because they didn’t have quick access to a helicopt...
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Leslie, Cooper, Taurasi top WNBA’s Top 15Jul 23, 2011 12:00 am - SAN ANTONIO — Lisa Leslie, Cynthia Cooper and Diana Taurasi lead the list, and one-time Stevenson High School standout Tamika Catchings also has been chosen as one of th...
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The right balance can make a room popJul 23, 2011 12:00 am - Have you ever walked into a room that just felt awkward? If so, you may have come upon a room that was suffering from the “bad-balance blues.” I recently encounte...