All Stories from August 19, 2011 (Change date)
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McHenry County College land acquisition proceedings delayedAug 19, 2011 1:00 am - While McHenry County College moves forward with plans to design an expanded campus, a piece of land deemed crucial to the plan is tied up in legal proceedings. The 20-ac...
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Elgin man gets jail, probation for Fox River Trail attackAug 19, 2011 1:00 am - An Elgin man who attacked two women on the Fox River Trail was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 30 months of probation Friday by a judge who said he was skeptical the ma...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsAug 19, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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FDIC: Deposits in failed Geneva bank are safeAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - It's really just a name change. That's what customers of First Choice Bank in Geneva — now a branch of Inland Bank of Oak Brook — were being assured Saturday after that ...
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Percussionist retires from Aurora American Legion bandAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Aurora American Legion Post 84 Percussionist Ron Orland of North Aurora recently retired from the Aurora American Legion Post No. 84 band after playing 50 ...
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Burger King dethrones 'The King' mascotAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. -- The King is dead. Burger King Corp. on Friday said it is retiring "The King" mascot, a man with an oversized plastic head and creepy smile who in recen...
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Illegal immigrant saved 6-year-oldAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The man who chased down a suspected child abductor and saved a 6-year-old girl from what could have been a horrible fate this week in Albuquerque, N....
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Hendry departs as Ricketts begins search for Cubs GMAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - You might say the Tom Ricketts era began in earnest Friday. And it began in a bizarre way. Just days after allowing Jim Hendry to help sign the Cubs’ important picks f...
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Antioch woman denies withholding theraputic dog from autistic childAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - An Antioch woman denied she intentionally withheld a runaway dog from an autistic child in hopes of getting a larger reward, authorities said. Betty Peltier, 58, pleade...
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Kane County Cougars lose to Beloit SnappersAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - GENEVA — The Kane County Cougars fell behind 5-0 right away Friday night and never recovered, falling 7-4 to the Beloit Snappers in front of 11,123 at Elfstrom Stadium i...