All Stories from August 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Rain ends scrimmage after just 15 playsAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - RANTOUL — Good thing Illinois’ first-string offense didn’t waste time establishing its dominance during Saturday night’s scrimmage. Just 15 plays into the squad’s first ...
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Judge refuses to shorten sentence in choking deathAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON — A central Illinois judge has refused to reconsider the 8 1/2-year prison sentence given to a man convicted of choking his roommate to death during a party....
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District 50 families invited to Sneak PreviewAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - Woodland Elementary District 50 schools will host two Sneak Previews this month, officials announced. Woodland Intermediate, 1115 N. Hunt Club Road, Gurnee, and Middle ...
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Bears O-line a work in progressAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - The Bears' offensive line may be new, but it's hardly improved. At least not if its play in Saturday night's preseason-opening 10-3 victory is any indication. On their f...
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Police: Rolling Meadows man hides in trash bin, attacks wrong guyAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - A Rolling Meadows man was charged with assault after hiding in a large trash bin and stabbing another man he falsely believed attacked him, police said. Edgar Marquez, 3...
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U.N. expands famine relief work in SomaliaAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - MOGADISHU, Somalia — The World Food Program said Saturday that it is expanding its food distribution efforts in famine-struck Somalia, where the U.N. estimates that only...
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Cubs fans should all hope they’re rid of ZambranoAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - In the heat of battle, Carlos Zambrano walked out on his brothers, leaving them to fight for their honor, breathless in despair and hopeless in defeat. And that#1...
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Sarah Palin visits Ronald Reagan’s boyhood homeAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - DIXON — Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has greeted a small crowd at the boyhood home of President Ronald Reagan in northern Illinois. The 2008 Republican vice presidenti...
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Ex-Ill. firefighter gets 30 years for child pornAug 13, 2011 12:00 am - A former central Illinois firefighter has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to child pornography charges. Justin Weaver, a former firefighter in...
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Bus crash injures 24Aug 13, 2011 12:00 am - MOUNT GRETNA, Pa. — A Greyhound bus bound for St. Louis from New York City flipped on its side on the Pennsylvania Turnpike early Saturday, briefly trapping a woman and ...