All Stories from August 29, 2011 (Change date)
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Sentencing set in Chicago student’s beating deathAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - The last suspect convicted in the videotaped beating death of a Chicago teenager is set to be sentenced. Lapolean Colbert was convicted of first-degree murder, the same...
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Bird hikes show the best of the fall migrationAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Get out and enjoy fall migration with Barrington-area bird expert Wendy Paulson during a series of bird hikes at local natural areas. Walks are free and open to the pub...
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Cubs blank slumping Giants 7-0Aug 29, 2011 12:00 am - SAN FRANCISCO — Randy Wells pitched a two-hitter for his first career complete game, and the Cubs hit four home runs — three off San Francisco ace Tim Lincecum — as the ...
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Soggy weekend soaks box office numbersAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “The Help” remained Hollywood's top draw with $14.3 million on a slow late-summer weekend whose business was even more sluggish as many East Coast theaters...
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Indiana sees thousands of students leave public schools on vouchers programAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Weeks after Indiana began the nation’s broadest school voucher program, thousands of students have transferred from public to private schools, causing...
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Lisle collector preserves history in postcardsAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - “Greetings.” Did you receive any postcards in the mail this summer? It seems the emergence of new technologies jeopardizes the amiable picture postcard sent to friends ...
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Surely, Bears’ Briggs must know the dealAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - So now Lance Briggs says he doesn’t want to be a distraction to the Bears — after he “leaked” to the media that he wants a new contract, even though he only has played h...
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TransUnion report shows credit risk decliningAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - TransUnion's proprietary Credit Risk Index (CRI) declined for the sixth consecutive quarter as consumers continue to pay off their outstanding debt and maintain low deli...
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Naperville residents want to reverse election resultAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - Some Naperville residents are starting to question the push to create city council election districts by 2015. In what may be one big case of buyer's remorse, several c...
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Fremd’s Wiedemann picks ValparaisoAug 29, 2011 12:00 am - At 6-foot-1, Jessi Wiedemann is capable of scoring from anywhere on the floor. That’s one reason numerous Division I schools began recruiting the junior who helped lead ...