All Stories from July 26, 2011 (Change date)
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U-46 bus cuts mean longer walks, fewer stopsJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Changes to bus routes in Elgin Area U-46 mean some high school students will need to walk up to 1½ miles to catch a bus to school. Beginning in the fall, high school st...
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Arouca leads Illinois Open by 4Jul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Philip Arouca heads into the final round of the 62nd Illinois Open Championship with a 4-shot lead after carding a four-under-par 67 in Tuesday’s second round at Hawthor...
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How Wheaton kid became a 'Cowboys & Aliens' stuntmanJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - 1986: Wheaton kid Joe Bucaro sees the action movie “Lethal Weapon” with his parents and his brother. The stunts enthrall him. They stay all the way through the clos...
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Meetings with residents to spur ideas for Batavia Park DistrictJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Batavia Park District is seeking residents’ input for its next comprehensive plan. “Designing Our Future Together” meetings are planned throughout August, in a style...
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Blagojevich claims judicial bias in bid for new trialJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Former Gov. Rod Blagojevich alleges a litany of errors at his recent corruption retrial in seeking yet another trial, including that a prosecutor should not have been al...
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Conservative revolt casts doubt on House GOP planJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans on Tuesday balked at House GOP leaders’ pleas to stop whining and back their plan to slash spending and increase the nation’s borro...
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Founders’ Days organizers expect better festival this yearJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - It’s the end of July, which means that in Algonquin, its biggest celebration is about to begin. Algonquin will be hosting the 51st annual Algonquin Founders’ Days starti...
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Bears’ Gould will miss Maynard’s helpJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - In his six years with the Bears, place-kicker Robbie Gould has become the fifth-most-accurate field-goal kicker in NFL history, connecting on 85.5 percent of his attempt...
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Des Plaines Library looks to market itselfJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Des Plaines Public Library officials recently discussed ideas to market the library and its services better in an attempt make up for discontinuing the popular bookmobil...
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Flood-damaged materials delay pickupJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Due to the heavy load of flood-damaged materials from the weekend storm, Groot Industries will have to finish collecting garbage in Arlington Heights south of Oakton Str...