All Stories from August 21, 2011 (Change date)
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Sky pulls out unlikely winAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Epiphanny Prince made 2 of 3 free throws with 0.7 seconds remaining and the Chicago Sky beat the Washington Mystics, 71-70 on Saturday night in a game that ...
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Bond set in Algonquin Molotov cocktail caseAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Man threw Molotov cocktail into Algonquin grocery store, police say
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St. Edward’s Holevas ready for banner seasonAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - It’s not like St. Edward senior boys’ golfer Michael Holevas’ mental game had gone south or anything. Not considering the four-year varsity standout helped the Green Wav...
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State keyboard push could cut into cursive writingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Editor's note: To clarify this story published Aug. 21, state board of education officials said Illinois has never required cursive as part of the elementary curricu...
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Fire drawn to ties in record numbersAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Fire finally broke the MLS record it couldn’t avoid and really wanted no part of. With Thursday’s 1-1 draw against D.C. United, the Fire set the record for t...
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White Sox win despite ominous startAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Ian Kinsler hit John Danks' second pitch of the game over the left-field fence. Craig Gentry, the Rangers' next batter, hit a sinking line drive and White Sox right fiel...
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Cubs’ Cashner ready for rehab assignmentAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - Pitcher Andrew Cashner is ready for the next step in his rehab from a strained right rotator cuff. Cashner threw in the bullpen Sunday and will board a plane Monday to j...
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Court: Ill. plant didn’t violate deal by closingAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - An automotive parts manufacturer did not violate a collective bargaining agreement by closing its plant in central Illinois and moving production to its non-unionized fa...
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Escaped emu back home in Colfax after 5 daysAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - COLFAX, Ill. — An escaped emu in central Illinois has found her way home. The Pantagraph in Bloomington reports Sassy was home Thursday evening after five days away from...
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Philippine rebel group ousts radical commanderAug 21, 2011 12:00 am - MANILA, Philippines — The Philippines’ largest Muslim guerrilla group has ousted a radical commander who staged a mutiny and then formed a breakaway force with hundreds ...