All Stories from August 25, 2011 (Change date)
-
MSL power Hersey opens with volleyball victoryAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Three-time defending Mid-Suburban League girls volleyball champion Hersey opened its season with a 25-18, 25-23 nonconference victory at Libertyville. Seniors Kelsey Haa...
-
Quinn signs legislation affecting drinking waterAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has signed three bills he says will help conserve and protect drinking water in the state. One bill allows recycled, treated wastewater to be use...
-
‘Free Gyros Day’ to help military familiesAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Kronos Foods Inc., based in Glendale Heights, will hold third Annual “Kronos Free Gyros Day” on Tuesday, Aug. 30, with this year’s event aimed to help military families....
-
Report: NASA made proper pick for retired shuttlesAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — NASA acted properly when it picked new homes for the retired space shuttles, the space agency’s watchdog said Thursday. The shuttles were awarded in April t...
-
Nokia launches its cheapest phones at $30-$35Aug 25, 2011 12:00 am - HELSINKI — Nokia has unveiled its two cheapest cellphones to date aimed at attracting users in the low end market as it fights increasing competition from Asian manufact...
-
I know what these coaches and kids did this summerAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - This summer, Geneva coach Rob Wicinski said, was “extremely boring.” Who could ask for anything more after the hectic, pace of the high school football coach? Especiall...
-
10 products that defined Steve Jobs’ careerAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Steve Jobs had no formal schooling in engineering, yet he’s listed as the inventor or co-inventor on more than 200 U.S. patents. These are some of the significant produc...
-
Three Chicago fighters injured battling blazeAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - Three Chicago firefighters have been injured while battling a fire in the city’s West Englewood neighborhood. Fire Commissioner Robert Hoff says two firefighters suffere...
-
Indictments coming in Terre Haute officer’s slayingAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Federal prosecutors are preparing to announce six indictments in connection with the fatal shooting of a Terre Haute police officer. U.S. Attorney Jo...
-
Scouting the Wilowbrook WarriorsAug 25, 2011 12:00 am - By Kevin Schmit kschmit@dailyherald.com When Nick Hildreth helped lead Willowbrook to the state football playoffs in 1999, it marked the Warriors’ first postseason appea...