All Stories from August 24, 2011 (Change date)
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New Schaumburg baseball team on its second ownerAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Pat Salvi, brother of former Illinois state rep. Al Salvi, has bought the new Schaumburg professional baseball team that will make its debut in 2012. Schaumburg village ...
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Lincolnshire garbage pickup service could cost lessAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Lincolnshire residents could pay less for garbage removal under plans being weighed by the village board. Waste Management has an exclusive contract for resident...
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Johnson eager to begin push for 6th straight titleAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - BROOKLYN, Mich. — The Chase for the Sprint Cup title begins in less than a month, which means it's time to revisit what has become NASCAR's annual, season-ending questio...
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California shaking from pair of earthquakesAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - MAMMOTH LAKES, Calif. — While the East Coast recovers from earthquake jitters, small quakes have been rocking California. The U.S. Geological Survey says in a computer-g...
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Magazine ranks Carol Stream, Glen Ellyn among ‘best small towns’ in U.S.Aug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Residents in Carol Stream and Glen Ellyn can say that they live in two of the best places in the country. That’s according to new rankings by Money Magazine, which publi...
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Rex Burkhead ready to carry load for NebraskaAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - LINCOLN, Neb. — Running back Rex Burkhead is the one sure thing Nebraska’s young and overhauled offense can count on going into the season. Burkhead will go it alone as ...
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Journalists describe tense days in Tripoli hotelAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - TRIPOLI, Libya -- Dozens of international journalists were freed from a Tripoli hotel on Wednesday after five grueling days of sniper fire, power cuts, dwindling supplie...
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Higher durable-goods orders eases economic worriesAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — A surge in demand for autos and aircraft drove orders for long-lasting manufactured goods higher in July, easing fears that the economy might be on the verg...
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Libertyville, cops ink contract:Aug 24, 2011 12:00 am - Libertyville police officers and the village have reached an agreement on a three-year contract. The contract, which covers 29 sworn personnel below the rank of sergeant...
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Woodridge murder conviction upheldAug 24, 2011 12:00 am - A state appellate court has upheld the conviction of a former Woodridge woman serving a 40-year prison term for beating her 5-year-old daughter Evelyn to death in 2007 a...