All Stories from August 9, 2011 (Change date)
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1 in 4 Peoria public school students suspendedAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - PEORIA — Almost one in every four students in the Peoria school district was suspended at least one time last year and officials say that total is down from previous yea...
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Thousands attend job fair hosted by congressmanAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Thousands gathered on the campus of Chicago State University to take part in a job fair hosted by Illinois Congressman Bobby Rush. The Chicago Democrat says he was inspi...
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Orioles beat Sox with two-run homer in 10thAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE — Nolan Reimold hit a two-run homer off Jason Frasor in the 10th inning, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the White Sox 6-4 Wednesday night to end Chicago's five...
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Homers help Cubs beat NationalsAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - Reed Johnson, Alfonso Soriano and Geovany Soto each homered Wednesday night and the Chicago Cubs kept up their power surge in a 4-2 win over the Washington Nationals. Th...
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Cameron: UK won't let 'culture of fear' take overAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - LONDON — Britain will not allow a culture of fear to take over the streets, Prime Minister David Cameron insisted Wednesday, saying police have drawn up contingency plan...
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Beyers named new southwestern Ill. judgeAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - EDWARDSVILLE — A former prosecutor in southwestern Illinois' Madison County is now a judge. Judges in the state's Third Judicial Circuit voted Ben Beyers to be Ellar Duf...
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Stocks plunge as attention returns to weak economyAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - NEW YORK — Stocks plunged again Wednesday as investors turned their attention back to the weak economy and Europe's debt problems. More than half of the big gains that f...
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Girl Scouts sell western Illinois campAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - MOUNT STERLING — The Girl Scouts of Central Illinois has sold a 1,000-acre camp in western Illinois. The Quincy Herald-Whig reports ( http://bit.ly/qMaM2u ) that the Gir...
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Dunkin' Donuts hosts book drive to Aug. 15Aug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A new Dunkin' Donuts in Carol Stream recently launched a book donation program benefiting the Carol Stream Public Library. Now through Aug. 15, those who bring a gentl...
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Local artists at Comic Con draw outside superhero realmAug 09, 2011 11:00 pm - When it comes to comic books, superheroes still rule the day at the Chicago Comic-Con. But there will be a few creators in attendance who don't tell stories involving ca...