All Stories from July 1, 2012 (Change date)
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Mid-Atlantic power outages could last daysJul 01, 2012 4:27 pm - FRANCONIA, Va. — A day after seeking refuge at shopping malls and movie theaters, hoping the lights would be back on when they returned, 3 million residents faced a grim...
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On Youkilis, young Sox bullpen and the new RiosJul 01, 2012 4:00 pm - Q. What are your early impressions of Kevin Youkilis, and how much better are the White Sox at third base? A. Well, they're definitely better because they have an actual...
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All-Star Game nods to Cubs’ Castro, LaHairJul 01, 2012 3:17 pm - A lot of people figure that Starlin Castro is going to make a whole bunch of all-star teams. Not many people figured Bryan LaHair would stick in the major leagues, let a...
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Sale ecstatic to join all-stars Konerko, DunnJul 01, 2012 3:14 pm - For the first time since 2006, the Chicago White Sox will send more than two players to the MLB All-Star Game. Pitcher Chris Sale, first baseman Paul Konerko and design...
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Hawks sign free-agent defenseman BrookbankJul 01, 2012 2:56 pm - With the first day of the NHL free-agency signing period under way, the Blackhawks agreed to terms with Anaheim defenseman Sheldon Brookbank on a two-year contract. Broo...
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Two McHenry Co. teens killed in single-vehicle crashJul 01, 2012 1:17 pm - Two 16-year-old McHenry County boys died early Sunday in a single-vehicle car crash near Woodstock, authorities said. Alec J. Kaiser and Jacob S. Norys, both of Woodstoc...
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On long seasons, Rizzo hype and Samardzija woesJul 01, 2012 1:15 pm - Q. Bad seasons in baseball are known as “long” years in the business, but has this seemed like a long season to this point? A. I think it's a sign of my advancing age, b...
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Downstate farmer scores big with hay-bailer inventionJul 01, 2012 12:36 pm - PITTSFIELD, Ill. — Owen Brown turned a trade-off into a profit thanks to some problem-solving skills. With soil erosion a concern on his farmland southwest of Pittsfiel...
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Memories of 1946 train crash don’t fade with timeJul 01, 2012 12:36 pm - OTTAWA, Ill. — For Ivan Umphress, Friday the 13th is a day to be reckoned with. That was the day, in December 1946, the Streator man’s life changed forever. Umphress, wh...
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What is the Mahomet Aquifer?Jul 01, 2012 12:36 pm - CLINTON, Ill. — The Mahomet Aquifer, an important source of drinking water for central Illinois, is a formation of sand and gravel that runs roughly from the Indiana sta...