All Stories from September 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Contracts will get less scrutiny by Cook County BoardSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Purchasing rules for Cook County government are changing under new policies enacted Wednesday that officials say will streamline the buying process, but it also results ...
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Two ex-Blackhawks aboard crashed jetSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - TUNOSHNA, Russia — A private Russian jet carrying a top ice hockey team slammed into a riverbank moments after takeoff Wednesday, killing at least 43 people in one of th...
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Baby Nursery exhibit encourages the care of healthy and sick childrenSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - A trip to see a doctor can be scary, but the renovated Baby Nursery exhibit at Kohl Children’s Museum is helping to put kids’ minds at ease. Originally called Doll Dayca...
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Highland Park plane crash victim hailed as heroSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - A Highland Park man is dead after crashing a small plane into an open field while trying to make an emergency landing in Racine, WI., authorities said. Phillip Pines, 7...
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General Motors, Google, Nvidia, Yahoo!: U.S. Equity PreviewSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading. Stock symbols are in parentheses, and prices are as of 7:45 a.m. in New York. Altera Corp. (ALT...
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Gurnee Park District lifeguards earn top honors in gamesSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Jennifer Gilbert The lifeguards and junior lifeguards of the Gurnee Park District recently traveled to the St. Charles Park District to compete in the Illin...
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Belleville use Sept. 11 artifact for memorialSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - BELLEVILLE — Fundraising efforts are planned in the southwestern Illinois city of Belleville for a memorial walkway that’ll include an artifact from the Sept. 11 terrori...
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Getting back to even on jobs divides US leadersSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Associated Press WASHINGTON — America's sickly economy can be healed with jobs, jobs and more jobs. On that, everyone agrees. Figuring out how to produce them is what is...
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Volunteers sought for Naperville Riverwalk projectSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville residents can help install bricks along the downtown Riverwalk from 9 to 10 a.m. Sept. 15, officials said Wednesday. Volunteers have been helping place bricks...
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Blackhawks set roster for rookie tourneySep 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Chicago Blackhawks will send a team to compete in the 2011 Toronto Maple Leafs Rookie Tournament, which begins Saturday at General Motors Centre in Oshawa, Ontario. ...