All Stories from September 7, 2011 (Change date)
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Crews make gains against raging blaze near Austin, TexasSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - BASTROP, Texas — Firefighting crews started Wednesday to gain control of a wind-stoked blaze that has raged unchecked across parched central Texas for days, leaving a tr...
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Asian stocks up as gloom fades, bargains soughtSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rebounded Wednesday as traders looked past bleak U.S. jobs data and Europe’s debt crisis to scoop up bargains following a steep sell-off. O...
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Joe Crede coming to SoxFest 2012Sep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Former White Sox third baseman Joe Crede will take part in SoxFest 2012, team officials announced Wednesday. Hotel packages for the annual weekend festival at the Palmer...
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Carol Stream hopes TIF will spark growthSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Plans are in the works for a tax increment financing district at a prominent corner in Carol Stream that could help spur economic growth there, officials said. The TIF d...
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Prosecutor: Muddy Paws owner lied about dogsSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Diane Eldrup told a Lake County animal control officer there were no dogs at the Muddy Paws Dog Rescue shelter a month before dozens of dead animals were found there, a ...
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Harper launches courses for adults with special needsSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Harper College is launching a collection of courses aimed specifically at adults with intellectual disabilities. These courses — magic, culinary, physical fitness and ar...
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Quinn highlights Chicago language academySep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn has congratulated a Chicago elementary school for making sure its students are true citizens of the world. Quinn rang the bell to start classes f...
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BP clearing tar balls dumped on Ala. shore by Tropical Storm LeeSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - AP Photo ALDM106, ALJR102, ALDM101 Associated Press GULF SHORES, Ala. — BP workers are cleaning up tar balls tossed onto Alabama’s Gulf Coast beaches by heavy surf from ...
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Dollar slips as German court ruling supports euroSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — The dollar is slipping in morning trading after a German court ruling kept the country involved in the euro bloc’s rescue fund. Germany is Europe’s largest e...
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U.S. Open has a start-and-stop daySep 07, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Rafael Nadal, Andy Roddick and Andy Murray got in about 15 minutes of tennis Wednesday — barely enough to work up a sweat, but more than enough to get into a ...