All Stories from July 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Fox River Grove neighbors say they’re not OK with bus toursJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - A tour bus with senior citizens from Minnesota visited Bettendorf Castle in Fox River Grove last week, angering neighbors and prompting village officials to look into wh...
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Palatine's Anthem Grill closes after 2-year run on Euclid AvenueJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Anthem Grill in Palatine has closed its doors a little more than two years after it opened, making it the latest in a long line of restaurants unable to thrive in an...
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Timing of players’ vote remains unclearJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — A vote on a settlement to the lockout is what every NFL fan wants. Nobody is sure when that might happen. The players’ executive committee will meet Monday in...
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Lightning sparks 2 Naperville, 3 Aurora firesJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Lightning-packed overnight and morning storms sparked two house fires in Naperville that caused a combined $500,000 in damage and three minor fires in Aurora, officials ...
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A baby girl's death sparks a growing charity for othersJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - Expecting their first baby in the spring of 2004, Mike and Tiffani Haught of Gilberts received the bad news during a February ultrasound 20 weeks into the pregnancy. “Th...
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Afghan flees war zone home, shot 4 times in NorwayJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - HONEFOSS, Norway — Hussein Kazemi has faced danger many times before. Maybe that’s why the teenager still can smile as he sits in his hospital bed, bullet wounds in both...
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For Obama, it has always been about the next electionJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - “The next election is more important than doing what's right for the country.” Those words came from the mouth of House Speaker John Boehner on Sunday, in describing wha...
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Could speed bumps replace crossing guards in Carpentersville?Jul 24, 2011 12:00 am - When Carpentersville trustees laid off five crossing guards in the spring, it was an emotionally charged decision around town and one that had ramifications for three el...
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Norway suspect borrowed from Unabomber's manifestoJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - DENVER — Parts of the manifesto written by the suspect in Norway's terrorist attack were taken almost word for word from the writings of “Unabomber” Ted Kaczynski. The p...
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Alomar, Blyleven and Gillick enter baseball’s HallJul 24, 2011 12:00 am - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Roberto Alomar stared at the adoring crowd and was nearly rendered speechless, the tawdry episode of his stellar career long since forgotten. Bert Bl...