All Stories from August 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Victim's family tells Antioch restaurant owner to 'honor' the man he killedAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - On Feb. 6, Antioch restaurant owner David Maish was driving drunk when he crashed into Santiago “Jimmy” Balderas and killed him. On Tuesday, Balderas' family told Maish ...
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Governor OKs 2 new farmers market lawsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Gov. Pat Quinn has signed two new laws that aim to increase access to farmers markets in Illinois. Quinn signed the measures Tuesday during Agriculture Day at the Illino...
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Sears Holdings names new CFOAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Sears Holdings Corp. said Tuesday that Robert Schriesheim will join the company as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Schriesheim, 51, was to start o...
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Bears' Forte, Knox cast distractions asideAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — Between them, running back Matt Forte and wide receiver Johnny Knox accounted for 55.7 percent of the Bears' offense last season, but both find themselves ...
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Winfield's acting police chief gets job full-timeAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - A longtime Winfield police officer emerged from a field of more than 100 applicants and will be sworn in Thursday as the new chief of police. Stacy Reever, a 22-year vet...
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Russell Crowe lunches at Batavia Library cafeAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - That really was Russell Crowe having lunch at the Batavia Library Tuesday afternoon. The unscheduled visit caused a stir around 1:15 p.m. when a patron told a youth serv...
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District 59 facing nearly $2 million deficitAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Township Elementary District 59 school board recently approved spending roughly $94 million for the 2011-2012 academic year. The plan includes a nearly $2 mil...
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Fitch Ratings keeps US at top credit ratingAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it will keep its rating on U.S. debt at the highest grade, AAA, and issued a “stable” outlook, meaning it expects the rating to sta...
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Authorities recover stolen Rembrandt worth $250,000Aug 16, 2011 12:00 am - MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — It wasn’t some bold theft carried out by burglars breaking into a heavily-fortified museum with high-tech alarms to swipe a masterpiece. It was ...
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Obama fences, parries at start of Midwestern tourAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - DECORAH, Iowa — President Barack Obama’s Midwestern tour is offering a mix of offense and defense that signals both his governing approach for the remainder of his term ...