All Stories from September 8, 2011 (Change date)
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Steady Spellman spurs StevensonSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - Windy conditions at White Deer Run didn’t faze Jack Spellman and his Stevenson golf teammates Thursday. Spellman earned medalist honors with a 2-over 38, leading the Pat...
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Woodridge man indicted in dad's weed trimmer slayingSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - A Woodridge man accused of beating his father to death with a weed trimmer was indicted by a DuPage County grand jury Thursday on five counts of first-degree murder, aut...
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Corn harvest begins in parts of IllinoisSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - BLOOMINGTON — Most farmers are starting harvest earlier than usual despite recent cool weather that slowed the drying process of corn in area fields. In McLean County, h...
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Texas has hottest June-August in U.S. historySep 08, 2011 12:00 am - LUBBOCK, Texas — Texas just finished the hottest June through August on record in the U.S., the National Weather Service said Thursday. Weather service meteorologist Vic...
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Young Glen Ellyn running club seeks membersSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - The Lightning Running Club of the B.R. Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn is looking for more young runners to join for the fall cross country season, which begins Oct. 1. The te...
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Cut taxes, Obama tells Congress in $450B jobs planSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — Attacking a deepening jobs crisis, President Barack Obama challenged a reluctant Congress Thursday night to urgently pass a larger-than-expected $450 billio...
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Naperville lights will symbolize Twin TowersSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - For the next few nights, two World War II-era searchlights will send beams of light into the Naperville sky. The beams are meant to represent the World Trade Center’s T...
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O’Hare, 2 other IL airports get federal DOT grantsSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - O’Hare and two oter Illinois airports have received more than $18 million in grants for infrastructure improvements and upgrades. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced the inv...
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Algonquin man killed in crash was on way to hospital for wifeSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - 55-year-old Algonquin man killed in a two-car crash Wednesday night was at the time already en route to the hospital where he was pronounced dead to bring personal items...
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Survey: In-flight Wi-Fi important to business travelersSep 08, 2011 12:00 am - ITASCA — According to a recent study, one in five Gogo users say they’ve switched from their preferred airline to be on a flight equipped with in-flight Internet. The ...