All Stories from August 17, 2011 (Change date)
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Addison Trail names new principalAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Addison Trail High School officials have named a school administrator to take the top spot of principal in the 2012-13 school year. Adam Cibulka, who has been the assist...
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Palatine man guilty of selling 2 kilos of cocaineAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - A 29-year-old Palatine man was found guilty Wednesday of delivering two kilograms of cocaine to an undercover Elgin police officer and could face up to 60 years in priso...
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Texas agricultural losses forecast at record $5.2 billionAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — The blistering drought in Texas has caused an estimated $5.2 billion in crop and livestock losses this agricultural season, a record figure that could s...
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Qantas yet to decide base for new Asian airlineAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - CANBERRA, Australia — Qantas CEO Alan Joyce said Wednesday he is negotiating with multiple Asian governments to find a base for a new premium airline that the Australian...
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Accreditor evaluating Lombard police proceduresAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - It’s been 20 years since the Lombard Police Department first sought accreditation. But the seventh reaccreditation process now under way is still valuable in helping th...
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Thief who swallowed ring pleads guiltyAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - A Chicago man who gulped down a diamond ring while trying to conceal a theft has been sentenced to 12 days in jail. Authorities say 30-year-old Wilfredo Gonzalez-Cruz al...
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'New' Naperville Central steals show for second straight yearAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville Central students returned to classes Wednesday and for many it marked the second consecutive year they found themselves in a new-look high school. Only a few...
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Naperville scultpure offers lessons in recycling and the artsAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - Here's hoping students find an atmosphere of kindness, respect and good nature under bright blue skies when they return to school. Case in point, when our dog, Karl, and...
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Doctor’s set to go on trial for accidentally amputating penisAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - SHELBYVILLE, Ky. — The dispute between a Kentucky man and a surgeon over the necessity of amputating the patient’s penis during surgery in 2008 is set to go to trial thi...
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Lance Louis' illness gives Bears a peek at different O-lineAug 17, 2011 12:00 am - BOURBONNAIS — Starting right guard Lance Louis took ill during Wednesday's practice. That gave coaches an opportunity to look at the offensive line with Roberto Garza ba...