All Stories from August 30, 2011 (Change date)
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Hoffman Estates board gives ComEd deadline to respond about outagesAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Trustees on the Hoffman Estates village board gave ComEd a 30-day deadline Monday to prepare answers for angry residents who say they are receiving bad service from the ...
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Suspended Illini LB Williams back with scout teamAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - CHAMPAIGN — Illinois coach Ron Zook says junior linebacker Ashante Williams has started practicing with the scout team after he was charged with drunken driving and susp...
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Eli Manning not worried about poor preseasonAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Eli Manning sees his dismal preseason statistics and isn’t concerned. Preseason is a time to get used to standing in the pocket, to get adjusted ...
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Bears WR Sanzenbacher has one more chance to impressAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Undrafted out of Ohio State, 5-foot-11, 180-pound Dane Sanzenbacher has done everything he can to beat the odds and earn a spot on the Bears' 53-man roster. But it's po...
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New law meant to help smokers kick habitAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - A new Illinois law requires insurance companies to offer coverage for services meant to get smokers to kick the habit. The American Lung Association in Illinois enthusi...
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This month America’s deadliest in long Afghan warAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — August has become the deadliest month yet for U.S. forces in the nearly 10-year-old war in Afghanistan, increasing pressure on the Obama administrat...
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FOIA changes create 'nuisance' class, critics sayAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - Changes to the state's Freedom of Information Act allow government agencies to delay response times to individuals who are deemed to have made too many requests. The “re...
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Wisconsin native describes how shears impaled eye socketAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - PHOENIX — An 86-year-old Arizona man whose eye socket was impaled with a pair of pruning shears said Tuesday he experienced excruciating pain during the ordeal and feels...
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Purdue coach Hope needs winsAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — If Purdue coach Danny Hope is on the hot seat, he won't admit it. Athletic Director Morgan Burke says he's not blaming Hope for last year's 4-8 fi...
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Cary school board, union to meet againAug 30, 2011 12:00 am - The Cary teachers union and board of education have agreed to meet for another mediation session in a prolonged attempt to reach an agreement on a new contract for teach...