All Stories from February 24, 2012 (Change date)
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Sprinklers stop Elgin apartment fireFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - A sprinkler system helped keep a fire that started in a ninth-floor apartment from spreading to other units of the 10-story building Saturday afternoon, Elgin fire offic...
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Game’s the same, but sadly out of tuneFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Baseball sure has come a long way from “Willie, Mickey and The Duke.” Like now, some view Ryan Braun as guilty, others as not guilty and still others as fully innocent. ...
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Union calls new 3-day strike at Frankfurt airportFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - FRANKFURT, Germany — A union is calling on ground staff at Frankfurt airport to stage a new three-day strike starting Sunday after talks aimed at defusing a bitter pay d...
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Elgin youth symphony welcomes prospective members to open houseFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Submitted by EYSO The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will hold its annual open house for prospective musicians on Sunday, March 4. The open house, which will occur in co...
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2 U.S. troops shot in Kabul; NATO pulls workersFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan — A gunman killed two American military advisers with shots to the back of the head Saturday inside a heavily guarded ministry building, and NATO orde...
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Saturday’s boys swimming scoreboardFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Saturday’s boys swimming scoreboard * IHSA State meet At Evanston team scores 1. New Trier 250, 2. Naperville North 130, 3. Warren 90, 4.(T) Hinsdale Central 73, Sandbu...
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Hamann, Hasemann finish strongFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - On Day 2 of the high school boys swimming state meet in Evanston, South Elgin junior Nick Hasemann and Cary-Grove junior Michael Hamann both ended up having performances...
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Elderly Buffalo Grove man died clearing snow at home, police sayFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - An elderly Buffalo Grove man collapsed and died Friday while clearing snow off his driveway, police said. The man, who was in his 80s, was using a snowblower at his hous...
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Boys basketball/Scouting Class 3A Fox Valley postseasonFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Class 3A Sycamore sectional Regional hosts: Yorkville, Rockford East, Johnsburg, Rochelle, Top seeds: Sandwich, Marengo, Johnsburg, Kaneland Outlook: No. 4 Burlington C...
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Tom Lichtenheld illustrates children’s bookFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Tom Lichtenheld of Geneva knew enough about pirates to make a name for himself as a writer and illustrator of children’s books. “My first book was ‘Everything I Know Abo...