All Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)
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Lawyers accused of scam in bank lawsuitsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - COSTA MESA, Calif. — California prosecutors filed a major lawsuit against several lawyers and call center operators for allegedly running a nationwide scam to dupe despe...
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Who is taking field against the Fielders?Aug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Who exactly are the Lake County Fielders playing this week? A semipro team called the Kenosha Kings? Or a new squad called the Kenosha County Fielders? Both, it turns ou...
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Voracious carp spur call to ‘re-reverse’ Chicago RiverAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The city was in a predicament. By the late 1800s, the slow-moving Chicago River had become a cesspool of sewage and factory pollution oozing into Lake Michigan, the sour...
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Elk Grove High's pool still closed from floodAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The last part of the repairs Elk Grove High School awaits from flooding last month that left four feet of rainwater in parts of the building is, ironically, the swimming...
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AP Source: Aruba suspect tried to redeem policyAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Maryland man detained in Aruba in the presumed death of his travel partner had an accidental-death insurance policy on her for $1.5 million and...
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Miami football tries to move ahead amid scandalAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - CORAL GABLES, Fla. — For the first time, a Miami player is speaking out about the scandal that has rocked the Hurricanes’ football program and sparked an NCAA investigat...
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Arrests made during Chicago hearing on immigration programAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Several demonstrators, including some who admit being illegal immigrants, staged a sit-in during a Chicago hearing about a federal immigration enforcement program. Polic...
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Most signs point to Cubs’ Hendry returningAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Let’s put aside for a moment whether we think Cubs general manager Jim Hendry should or should not be back next year. The question remains whether he will or won’t be b...
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On the road: Annual Greek festivalAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago Get them to the Greek Over the last 62 years, the annual Greek Festival at St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Chicago's Lincoln Square neighborhood has serve...
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Ouch! White Sox’ Phil Humber barely avoids serious injuryAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Baseball is not always about winning and losing. As the White Sox have been finding out the hard way as of late, baseball can seriously test your physical well being. Du...