All Stories from August 2, 2011 (Change date)
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Woman goes into labor during bar exam, finishesAug 03, 2011 1:42 pm - CHICAGO -- A pregnant suburban Chicago woman went into labor while taking the bar exam, finished the test and gave birth to her son less than two hours later. The Chicag...
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Comcast posts higher 2Q profitAug 04, 2011 7:00 am - NEW YORK — Comcast Corp., the country's largest cable TV company, is bucking the trend among cable companies by making more money from its TV subscribers. While others ...
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New Ill. law beefs up efforts to reunite lost petsAug 03, 2011 1:19 pm - CHICAGO — A new law means shelters will have to try harder to reunite lost pets with their owners. The legislation Gov. Pat Quinn signed Wednesday requires shelters to s...
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Central Illinois man gets life for drug chargesAug 03, 2011 8:32 am - PEORIA — A federal judge in central Illinois has sentenced a 38-year-old man to life in prison on drug charges. Anthony Ousley of Normal was convicted of unlawful distri...
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August is breast-feeding month in IllinoisAug 03, 2011 10:45 pm - SPRINGFIELD — August is Breast-feeding Promotion Month in Illinois. Gov. Pat Quinn has designated the month to increase public awareness about how some mothers feed thei...
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Children's hospital benefactor is 9-year-old girlAug 03, 2011 8:18 am - PARK RIDGE — A little benefactor has a big gift for an Illinois hospital. Abby Enck is just 9 years old but she's been raising money through popcorn sales to donate to L...
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Spacewalking astronauts nix release of satelliteAug 03, 2011 11:05 am - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Flight controllers halted the release of a ham radio satellite outside the International Space Station by a pair of spacewalking astronauts Wednes...
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Man convicted of molesting ex-lover's sonAug 03, 2011 9:01 am - MURPHYSBORO — Sentencing will be in October for a southern Illinois man convicted of sexually abusing the young son of a man the defendant once dated. A Jackson County j...
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New HIV infections in US hold steady at 50,000Aug 03, 2011 3:47 pm - NEW YORK — The number of Americans newly infected with the AIDS virus each year has been holding steady at about 50,000, according to a government report released Wednes...
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ESPN promises new jobs under Conn. programAug 03, 2011 11:12 am - BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN and Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy announced Tuesday the construction of a digital technology building and the addition of at least 200 jobs ove...