All Stories from September 19, 2011 (Change date)
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Smith vows to fix Bears’ lopsided run-pass ratioSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - If recognizing that you have a problem is the first step to correcting it, then Bears coach Lovie Smith is well on his way to fixing the lopsided run-pass ratio on offen...
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Ziggy creator Tom Wilson Sr. diesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - CLEVELAND — Tom Wilson Sr., the creator of the hard-luck comic strip character Ziggy, has died, his family said Monday. He was 80. Tom Wilson Jr., who took over the comi...
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Dolores Hope, wife of Bob Hope, diesSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - LOS ANGELES — Dolores Hope, the sultry-voiced songstress who was married to Bob Hope for 69 years and sometimes sang on his shows for U.S. troops and on his television s...
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Lake Villa student receives scholarshipSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Blind Service Association Lake Villa resident Lori Eby was awarded a scholarship by the Blind Service Association at BSA’s recent annual meeting. The schol...
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Wheaton downtown group will get public hearing on tax districtSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - A Wheaton small-business owner told the city council Monday that she will leave town if the city council does not create a special tax district to replace one that expir...
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3-year-old Batavia special-needs student left on busSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - A 3-year-old boy was apparently sleeping on the school bus when it stopped to drop off students at a Batavia school, and was not spotted until the bus arrived at its ter...
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Madison homicide victim identifiedSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - MADISON, Wis. — The Dane County medical examiner’s office is identifying the man shot on Thursday in what police are calling a drug deal that turned violent. He’s 24-yea...
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Monday’s boys golf scoreboardSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - Monday’s results * At Willowcrest Aurora Central Catholic 166, Westmont 179 ACC; Justin Prince 36, Sean Harreld 43, Ryan Baker 43, Reed Tack and Jack McNally 44. Westmon...
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Court extends Norway killer’s detention, isolationSep 19, 2011 12:00 am - OSLO, Norway — A Norwegian court has ruled that confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik must remain in pretrial detention for eight weeks, four of them in solitary ...
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Greece promises primary surplus in 2012Sep 19, 2011 12:00 am - VOULIAGMENI, Greece — Greece's finance minister promised Monday to stick with his plan for the country to post a primary surplus in 2012, hours before he was to hold an ...