All Stories from August 16, 2011 (Change date)
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Designer of Meadowdale racetrack dies in car accidentAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - In 1958, 23-year-old Leonard Besinger Jr., freshly out of architecture school, was handed the task of designing Meadowdale International Raceway in Carpentersville where...
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Mexican peso weakens on U.S. And European growth concernsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Mexico’s peso fell as slower-than- forecast European growth and a drop in housing starts in the U.S. tempered confidence in the global economy and demand for riskier ass...
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Palatine rejects smoke shop amid synthetic marijuana concernsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Three mothers of children struggling with drug addiction implored Palatine officials this week to bar a tobacco shop from opening, out of fear their teens and others wou...
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Hanie back at No. 2 QB for BearsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — Backup quarterback Caleb Hanie was back taking snaps with the second team Tuesday night. He even took some reps with the first team in the 11-on-11 run dri...
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Chicago still paying for police torture claimsAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - A former Chicago police commander imprisoned for lying about the torture of suspects decades ago is still costing the cash-strapped city money as it defends itself — and...
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Schaumburg library grant to help small businessesAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Schaumburg Township businesses will benefit from new free resources available from the Schaumburg Township District Library, thanks to a grant from Secretary of Stat...
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Mom visits Italy on road to new careerAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Julie Szimon's career path has taken its turns. After working several years as an office manager, she stayed home to raise her three children and opened an embroidery bu...
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Ex-United Technologies chair among yacht crew rescued off IrelandAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - HARTFORD, Conn. — Yachting race officials say 21 crew members of a capsized vessel who were rescued off the coast of Ireland included the former chairman of United Techn...
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Agility pleads not guilty to government contract fraudAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Agility, the Kuwaiti storage and logistics provider, pleaded not guilty to charges it defrauded the U.S. government on a multibillion-dollar contract to feed troops over...
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Suit against Motorola Mobility: $12.5 bil. from Google too littleAug 16, 2011 12:00 am - Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. and its chief executive officer, Sanjay Jha, were sued by a shareholder claiming they failed to get the best price when they agreed to se...