All Stories from August 18, 2011 (Change date)
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U.S. company credit risk gauge rises, Goldman Sachs swaps climbAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The cost to protect corporate debt from losses rose to the highest level this week amid growing concern the economy is slowing. The perceived credit risk of Bank of Amer...
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Soul legend to dazzle late-night flea market crowdsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Enthusiasts of soul and R&B may recognize the musical stylings of “Twistin’ Harvey” Scales wafting through the DuPage County Fairgrounds Saturday. An influential 1960s-e...
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Portugal. The Man thanks Chicago police with doughnutsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The band Portugal. The Man kept its word by sending Chicago detectives three dozen doughnuts as thanks for recovering musical instruments and equipment that was stolen a...
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Walrus herds gather on Alaska's northwest shoreAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - ANCHORAGE, Alaska Large herds of Pacific walrus have begun gathering on the northwest coast of Alaska, again forsaking sea ice for sand in what has become a symbol of cl...
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Stocks plunge on economic fearsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - U.S. stocks tumbled, sending the Dow Jones Industrial Average down more than 400 points for the fourth time this month, on concern the global economy is slowing and spec...
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10-year-old South Elgin girl killed in boating accidentAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The body of a 10-year-old South Elgin girl was pulled from a Michigan lake Thursday afternoon, a day after she was run over by a boat driven by her mother while tubing i...
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Pierzynski hopes to come off DL earlyAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Sitting out with a fractured left wrist is not sitting well with A.J. Pierzynski. The White Sox’ catcher is used to playing more games and logging more innings behind th...
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Girls golf / Thursday’s scoreboardAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Thursday’s results * Rockford Guilford Invitational At Rockford Country Club, par 72 TEAM SCORES Loyola 327, Prospect 333, Lyons Township 335, Hinsdale Centreal 337, Ne...
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Mom accused of taking US rep's grandsons speaks upAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - WEST COVINA, Calif. — A mother accused of taking the grandchildren of U.S. Rep. Gary Miller and fleeing to Mexico vowed to fight the case against her. “We're not running...
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Sugar Grove Library president to hire new interim directorAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Sugar Grove Library board Wednesday gave its president permission to hire another interim library director. President Joan Roth will find someone to replace Arlene K...