All Stories from August 15, 2011 (Change date)
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'Apes' win again with $27.5M; 'Help' does $25.5MAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Rebellious apes have held off Southern maids for a narrow win at the weekend box office. Studio estimates Sunday pegged "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" a...
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Starving cancer cells shows potentialAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Stanford University researchers have found a way to target and kill certain kinds of cancer cells by starving them to death, instead of blasting them wit...
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Thieves steal big machines in Oakbrook TerraceAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - An Elgin construction firm is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the return of a wheel loader stolen from a job site in Oakbrook Terrace. Bob Lewan, eq...
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Des Plaines discusses generator rebate programAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - After a more than hourlong debate, the Des Plaines City Council decided to give the city staff more time to develop rules for a rebate program to help subsidize the purc...
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Durbin: Congress needs ‘cooling off’ periodAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Though his Republican counterpart has called twice for Congress to return to Washington to address the country’s market downgrade, Sen. Dick Durbin says the time isn’t r...
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Group seeks Amazon boycott over sales tax fightAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of nonprofit groups is calling on customers of Amazon.com to cancel their accounts unless the Internet retailer stops resisting a Califo...
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38 years of mouth ulcers tried patient's patienceAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - Q. This isn't a question; it's more like a testimonial. I have been plagued with canker sores since I was 20 years old and five months' pregnant. I have been hospita...
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Plum good summer fruitsAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - If you experience ecstasies over luscious raspberries, juicy peaches, succulent figs and tangy nectarines, you are not alone. Legions of folks who write articles and coo...
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Illini DE Mercilus puts painful event behind himAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Roughly half of Illinois’ football team gathered in Memorial Stadium’s massive weight room on April 18 for a heavy workout. As Illini players benched and han...
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Dist. 203’s final student-built home up for bidAug 15, 2011 12:00 am - The final fruits of the Naperville Unit District 203 building trades program will be sold to the highest bidder in less than a month. Several dozen students from Napervi...