All Stories from July 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Grayslake paying extra for faster road workJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Grayslake will spend more on labor this summer in an effort to speed up resurfacing work on a village thoroughfare, hoping it will reduce driver inconvenience. Village t...
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Keep Bob Leonard’s passion aliveJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - It’s somewhat surprising, but probably understandable, that many people don’t know what I am talking about when mentioning the Bob Leonard Walkway. Lots of folks walk or...
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Obama, Congress reach a debt dealJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Racing the clock to avoid a government default, President Barack Obama and Republican congressional leaders reached historic agreement Sunday night on a com...
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White Sox scouting reportJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - White Sox vs. New York Yankees at U.S. Cellular Field TV: Comcast SportsNet Monday and Wednesday; WCIU Tuesday; WGN Thursday Radio: WSCR 670-AM Pitching matchups: The Wh...
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Law talk: Lease takes precedenceJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Q. We rented a small house from a guy about a year and a half ago. We signed a one-year lease and when the year was up, we signed another one-year lease with a small...
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Natural gas-powered cars not in immediate futureJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Fleets of garbage trucks and forest preserve vehicles are switching to compressed natural gas, but that doesn’t mean average suburban residents will be doing the same, a...
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Blagojevich name still appropriate for tollway signsJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - News headline: Illinois road tolls would almost double. Other than state impeachment papers and federal jury forms stamped “guilty,” the most appropriate place for Rod B...
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Father, son rescued from burning building in W. ChicagoJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - A West Chicago father and son were rescued from a third-floor balcony Sunday night after a fire inside an apartment building filled the stairwells with heavy smoke, prev...
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NU gets behind its QB for HeismanJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Northwestern’s roster lists Dan Persa as 6-feet-1. That’s only on the football field. On the Kennedy Expressway, Persa towers several stories above the fray. That’s beca...
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Deal in sight, markets look to MondayJul 31, 2011 12:00 am - Investors around the world were less on edge Sunday after President Barack Obama said an agreement had been reached to raise the federal government's borrowing limit and...