All Stories from August 24, 2011 (Change date)
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Evenson, attorney and Cuba scholar, dead at 69Aug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Debra Evenson, a U.S. lawyer and Cuba scholar, has died. She was 69. Her husband, Marc PoKempner, says Evenson died of cancer Aug. 17 at her home in Chicago. Evenson was...
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Round Lake ready to celebrate Home Town FestAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Round Lake’s Home Town Fest will take over a field off Route 134 with offerings ranging from a Neil Diamond tribute singer to a taco-eating contest. Home Town Fest will ...
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Weaver handcuffs White SoxAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - ANAHEIM, Calif. — Jered Weaver pitched seven innings of four-hit ball in his first start since signing an $85 million contract extension, and Erick Aybar drove in 3 runs...
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Hertz, GE partner in China electric autos ventureAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - SHANGHAI — Rental car company Hertz Global Holdings says it plans to partner with General Electric in offering electric vehicles in China and expanding the charging netw...
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Hunt for Qaddafi takes rebels fighters in search of tunnelsAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - When Libyan rebels stormed Muammar Qaddafi’s compound in Tripoli, he was nowhere to be found. The hunt for the Libyan dictator may now take them underground. Suspecting ...
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Bensenville Dist. 2 predicts budget surplusAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Even as Bensenville School District 2 moves forward with a major construction project that will consolidate its schools, officials say its operating budget will have a $...
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Dist. 204: Don’t look far for poor kidsAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Sometimes Indian Prairie District 204 parents will approach Jason Altenbern and ask him what they can do to support a needy school. He tells them they need to look no fu...
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World Trade Center victims’ names on iPhone appAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The arrangement of nearly 3,000 names at the World Trade Center memorial is now available as a free iPhone app, memorial officials said Wednesday. The guide t...
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DuPage will pay regional school chiefAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - DuPage County Regional Superintendent of Schools Darlene Ruscitti will continue to receive a paycheck as she and other regional superintendents mount a legal fight to ha...
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Lesser seeking Lake County Board District 13 seatAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Small business owner Rick Lesser announced he will run for the Lake County Board District 13 seat. The Republican from Lake Bluff is the co-founder of the law firm Lesse...