All Stories from August 20, 2011 (Change date)
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Tasters walk a wine line at Naperville festAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - More than 300 wines from around the world merged Saturday into a grassy area the size of a football field in Naperville, giving suburban connoisseurs the chance to taste...
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Batavia Fine Arts Centre kicks off in styleAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The couple, elegantly dressed in black, strolled down the red carpet. From across the red velvet rope, a TV camera focused on them, and a perky interviewer asked the wom...
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Downsized Mundelein man brews a new careerAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - What started as a hobby has turned into a beer company
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Home repair: Water-based sealants will protect garage floorsAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I recently purchased a condo with a one-car garage. The floor is cracked in three places coming from the drain in the lower center of the floor. I want to put som...
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Amusement park ride breaks; 5 hurtAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - WILDWOOD, N.J. — Authorities say five people were injured when a ride partially collapsed at a New Jersey amusement park where a girl fell to her death from a Ferris whe...
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Contractor electrocuted at Naperville’s Monarch LandingAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - A man working on a power line was electrocuted and sent to the hospital with significant injuries Saturday evening in Naperville, fire officials said. The incident occu...
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Lombard Fire Department Responds to Lexington Healthcare Fire, No InjuriesAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - Upon arrival, Lombard firefighters responded to the activated fire alarm on the third floor of the three-story healthcare facility. When firefighters arrived on t...
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Carpet, the bolder the better, makes a comebackAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - After years of being ripped out and kicked to the curb, carpet is making a comeback. And not just the neutral-toned carpets of recent years, but ones that are boldly col...
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‘Fence painter’ hangs cheerful paintings on gardensAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - Carolyn Groth found her niche as a “fence painter,” but don’t expect her to haul out the whitewash. The accomplished Elk Grove, Calif., artist creates paintings to hang ...
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Bears need Williams, Cutler to sizzleAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The Bears' offense is hoping to begin developing an identity Monday night against the New York Giants at New Meadowlands Stadium — and new wide receiver Roy Williams sho...