All Stories from August 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Konerko getting closer to returning to lineupAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - The White Sox need any kind of lift they can get right now, and they are hoping to get one Thursday night in the series finale against the Yankees. Paul Konerko has miss...
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Aurora cops get 1% raises, insurance changesAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Aurora's police patrol officers will get much smaller raises than they wanted the next two years under a contract partially set by an arbitrator. While the city heralde...
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Gallagher acquires Group Benefits of ArkansasAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire ITASCA — Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. will acquire Group Benefits of Arkansas, LLC in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Establish...
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Tough-luck Garza truly ace of Cubs staffAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - When the Cubs traded for Matt Garza last January, it was with an eye toward Garza one day being the ace of the pitching staff. If that day isn’t here already, it’s fast ...
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Chain O' Lakes hosting Venetian Night SaturdayAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - A parade of lighted boats is scheduled to precede the village's largest fireworks display when Fox Lake's 4th annual Venetian Night takes place Saturday. The event, whi...
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Gates Foundation donated $2.5 billion in 2010Aug 03, 2011 12:00 am - SEATTLE — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation gave away $2.5 billion in 2010, but its CEO acknowledged in its annual report released Wednesday that the world's largest c...
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Dunkin’ Donuts reports flat earningsAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Dunkin’ Brands Group Inc., which reported flat earnings on Wednesday after becoming a public company a week earlier, said it plans to rejuvenate the strugglin...
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Bears’ Anthony Adams always wanted to stayAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Unrestricted free-agent nose tackle Anthony Adams is glad to be back after starting all 16 games last season, his fourth with the Bears. “I didn’t want to go anywhere el...
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Zoo animals at Schaumburg Township picnicAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Brookfield Zoo animals will be at the Schaumburg Township Disability Services Annual Picnic, which begins at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at Maple Park in Hoffman Estates. ...
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State workers not fired for fireable offensesAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - John Grana lost nearly a year's worth of pay but is happy to have his job back. That's because the state's chief ethics officer suggested it could be taken away, but was...