All Stories from August 5, 2011 (Change date)
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Fundraiser to benefit food pantriesAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - On Aug. 28, Baird & Warner of Crystal Lake will be holding its third annual Baird & Warner Charity Motorcycle Ride benefiting The Food Pantries of Lake In The Hills, Alg...
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Warren Wave makes splash at USSSA World SeriesAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - The Warren Wave 15U travel softball team made another splash. The Wave placed second at the USSSA 15U World Series in Des Moines, Iowa, last Saturday. Last summer, the t...
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A.M. Castle executive retiresAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - PRNewswire OAK BROOK — A. M. Castle & Co. announced Steve Hooks will be retiring as president of Castle Metals and Castle Metal Plates, effective March 2012. Hooks worke...
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Men forced to strip in Waukegan robberies, police sayAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Waukegan police believe two robberies that took place last month — where the robbers forced victims to strip to their underwear at gunpoint — were committed by the same ...
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Global Leadership Summit coming to Willow CreekAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Willow Creek’s Global Leadership Summit, this year featuring speakers including Howard Schultz, president of Starbucks, and Cory Booker, mayor of Newark, will be held th...
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Get Batavia’s Art In Your Eye poster nowAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Art In Your Eye Festival The seventh annual Art In Your Eye Festival recently introduced its 2011 fine art poster, which is now on sale. The Batavia festiva...
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Sox' Guillen irritated by team's criticsAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - If you are feeling vindicated now that struggling center fielder Alex Rios is back on the bench and incapable of harming the White Sox, manager Ozzie Guillen sent a mess...
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Uganda bans sugar exports amid shortagesAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Uganda banned exports of sugar to neighboring countries and will regulate and control imports of the sweetner amid a shortage in the East African nation, President Yower...
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Oil falls as investors focus on weak economyAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Oil dropped nearly 2 percent Friday as investors shrugged off U.S. job gains and focused on lingering concerns about the global economy. Benchmark West Texas ...
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Italy to balance budget a year earlyAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - ROME (AP) — Italy pledged to work for a constitutional amendment requiring the government to balance its budget, as Rome feverishly tries to assure domestic and foreign ...