All Stories from July 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Quinn gives daughter of contributor a state jobJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has appointed the daughter of Supreme Court Justice Anne Burke and a powerful Chicago alderman to a highly paid position in state government. Att...
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Reporting skills play key role in news photographyJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - News stories are born in many different ways. Some just occur. Wars. Floods. Pestilence. Crimes, On rare occasions in Chicago, major professional sports championships. S...
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Polygamist leader fires attorneys as trial beginsJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs dismissed his legal team on Thursday at the start of his sexual assault trial and told the court he wants to...
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Bond set at $3 million downstate in ’57 murderJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - SYCAMORE — Bond has been set at $3 million for a man charged in the 1957 kidnapping and slaying of a 7-year-old Illinois girl. Jack Daniel McCullough made an initial co...
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Cubs scouting reportJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - By Bruce Miles Cubs vs. St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium TV: WGN Friday; FOX Saturday; ESPN Sunday Radio: WGN 720-AM Pitching matchups: The Cubs’ Matt Garza (4-7) vs...
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Packers G Colledge says he’s done in Green BayJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. — Daryn Colledge, the starting left guard for the Super Bowl champion Packers, is waving goodbye to Green Bay. Colledge tweeted Thursday that after contr...
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Lightning sparks fire at building in Aurora’s Phillips ParkJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - The Aurora Parks and Recreation building in Phillips Park sustained about $250,000 in damage after an overnight lightning strike apparently sparked a fire. Contents of t...
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AP Source: Eagles send Kolb to CardinalsJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to a deal that sends quarterback Kevin Kolb to the Arizona Cardinals for cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a ...
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Quinn to sign student concussions lawJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Student athletes from elementary to high school will get better safeguards against concussion injuries under a law Gov. Pat Quinn is set to enact. A 10 a.m. signing cere...
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JetBlue offers new 3-month unlimited flight passJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Call it All-You-Can-Jet: Business Edition. JetBlue introduced several new three-month, unlimited flight plans Thursday in an attempt to snare more higher...