All Stories from August 3, 2011 (Change date)
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Dow breaks 8-day losing streakAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Stock indexes came back from deep losses in the morning and ended Wednesday with small gains. The Dow Jones industrial average avoided its longest losing stre...
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Hawks will give Emery shot to backup CrawfordAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Ray Emery is coming to training camp in September with a legitimate shot to be the Blackhawks’ backup goalie. The veteran Emery was invited to camp on a tryout basis, bu...
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Mundelein dog wash benefits rescue houseAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Shear Paradise Pet Salon, 400 N. Seymour Ave. in Mundelein, is hosting a charity dog wash from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 7 to benefit Our House of Hope K-9 Rescue’s...
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Climbers face many dangers while scaling EverestAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know Students in Rachel Boehm’s fourth grade at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills asked a few questions about the world’s tallest peak, Mount Evere...
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Kutcher takes on billionaire role on 'Men'Aug 03, 2011 12:00 am - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Ashton Kutcher will play “an Internet billionaire with a broken heart” when he arrives as the new star of “Two and a Half Men” next month. CBS En...
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Princeton Review article lists Wheaton College as least gay-friendlyAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - An overall decent showing for Wheaton College in a new Princeton Review article that ranks 376 of the country's best colleges has been overshadowed by one dubious rankin...
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3 more Illinoisans die from heat-related causesAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - ALTON, Ill. — Coroners have determined the sweltering summer heat is responsible for three more deaths in Illinois. The Cook County medical examiner on Wednesday ruled t...
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Carpentersville looking at more fuel-efficient carsAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - Starting next year, fuel economy will be one of the factors Carpentersville trustees weigh before buying new vehicles for village employees. The new direction came this...
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Longtime suburban volunteer coordinator retiresAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - When Jean Lamantia sat listening to her friends and co-workers tell their favorite stories of her service earlier this month, she couldn’t help but smile. Exactly 14 yea...
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Christie Hefner's husband accused of inside tradesAug 03, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The husband of former Playboy Enterprises CEO Christie Hefner has been accused of using inside information in making more than $100,000 trading Playboy stock....