All Stories from August 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Gasoline crack reboundsAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - European jet fuel premiums fell to the lowest level in more than six months as Glencore International Plc sold on the barge market. European gasoline’s premium to Brent ...
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Let's solve our hunger challenge nowAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - It's easy to imagine how it starts. First, you're laid off. Then begins the sad scramble to apply for unemployment aid. Even with that, you face figuring out whether to ...
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Girl’s rare disease starts quest to make a differenceAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Lake Zurich women join global project and create fundraiser to raise awareness, funds for Carpentersville girl
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Memorials for Lincoln, soldiers, my brother tell us what we hadAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Trekking to the Lincoln Memorial on the first sticky, steamy night of our family vacation in Washington, D.C., we soak up the emotion and power of this special monument....
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Elgin dog violence leaves a poodle and pit bull deadAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin police responded to three different calls Sunday concerning violent dogs. In one, a poodle died from a pit bull attack. In another, police had to shoot and kill a ...
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Carol Stream finally finding flood solutionsAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - In September 2008, major floods left 17 inches of standing water in Nancy Barcelona's Carol Stream home. A year ago, she returned from an out-of-state trip to find more ...
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Airlines begin rolling back fare hikesAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - DALLAS U.S. airlines have started rolling back last month’s fare increases, so passengers are likely to pay the same prices even though federal ticket taxes are being co...
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Smoking pot while driving nets probation sentenceAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - A Rolling Meadows man charged with unlawful possession of a controlled substance was sentenced to 24 months probation in exchange for his guilty plea. Bogdan Filip, 25,...
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Berkshire among insurers that may be lowered in S&P reviewAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Inc. is among firms that may be downgraded by Standard & Poor’s as the ratings company reviews insurers after stripping the U.S. gove...
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Elgin council to discuss Sustainability Action PlanAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The culmination of a multiyear effort to develop a plan for Elgin’s sustainability future is finally coming before the city’s governing body. Council members will discus...