All Stories from September 2, 2011 (Change date)
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How Willowbrook Wildlife center helps heal animalsSep 02, 2011 1:00 am - Injured or orphaned animals often find refuge at the Willowbrook Wildlife Center in Glen Ellyn. Visitors to the center can learn about wildlife, view animals in the perm...
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Builders see rise in ‘mother-in-law’ suitesSep 02, 2011 12:33 am - Betsy McCann and her husband, Jim Forbes, often worried that his mother was growing isolated in her Los Angeles-area home. At 90, Lois Brokus had stopped driving and was...
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Super Handyman: Get creative with concrete stainsSep 02, 2011 12:30 am - There are a lot of flooring choices these days. Stained concrete is one that has gone through a lot of changes in the past few years. Instead of the old concrete paint, ...
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Hyundai Heavy sees $300 million China turbine plant salesSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipyard, expects annual sales of as much as $300 million from a wind-turbine factory in China as it bolsters clean-ene...
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Cubs tell Zambrano to stay home rest of seasonSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - There was nothing surprising in Friday's news about pitcher Carlos Zambrano. The Cubs announced that Zambrano would not be back with the team this season but that he wo...
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Cubs make room for slugger Bryan LaHairSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - The Cubs didn't exactly bring up the kids Friday. Heck, they didn't even bring up a kid. What they did was select the contract of journeyman first baseman Bryan LaHair...
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Chinese investor defends plan for Iceland resortSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - BEIJING — A Chinese real estate tycoon defended his plan Friday to buy a tract of wilderness in Iceland for a resort development that has stirred unease there about whet...
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Bartlett dominates Elgin, Moore or lessSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - The Bartlett student section chanted “double trouble, double trouble” in tribute whenever all-conference middle linebackers Mike Partyka and Kevin Kirchhoff were on the ...
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Banks overwhelmed by mortgage refinancing after slashing jobsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - Mortgage rates near historic lows have sparked a refinancing boom that has U.S. lenders struggling to handle the surge. “There’s just so much volume,” said Kristin Wilso...
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Illinois Veterans announce cash lottery grantsSep 02, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Proceeds from scratch-off lottery ticket sales will help nine colleges and nonprofit organizations deliver services to Illinois veterans. The Illinois Depa...