All Stories from July 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Britain hails Andy Murray as a hero — for nowJul 07, 2012 4:00 pm - LONDON — Andy Murray has messed up a lot of people's weekend plans. Murray's surprise victory in the Wimbledon semifinals, after losing at the same stage three years run...
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Fans and first-timers enjoy Lake in the Hills ribfestJul 07, 2012 3:39 pm - No matter how hot it may get, the Havard family of Cary will not miss Rockin’ Ribfest in Lake in the Hills. Period. “We have to come,” Milissa Havard said, as her husban...
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Wiggins takes Tour de France lead after 7th stageJul 07, 2012 3:27 pm - LA PLANCHE DES BELLES FILLES SKI STATION, France — Bradley Wiggins gave Britain its first Tour de France leader in 12 years on Saturday, wresting the yellow jersey from ...
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Deck damaged in Algonquin house fireJul 07, 2012 2:42 pm - No one was injured in a Saturday-morning fire at a house on the 1400 block of Lowe Drive in Algonquin, authorities said. The blaze, which was spotted by a neighbor about...
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Downers Grove man sentenced in murder-for-hire schemeJul 07, 2012 2:26 pm - A Downers Grove man who was convicted last year in a murder-for-hire scheme aimed at killing a federal prosecutor and a drug enforcement agent has been sentenced to life...
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Historic bridges of Yosemite Valley under siegeJul 07, 2012 2:26 pm - YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — Perhaps no river crossing in Yosemite Valley has been more photographed than the historic Stoneman Bridge: a single, arching span faced ...
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How Youkilis fits the Reinsdorf profileJul 07, 2012 2:22 pm - We know what kind of player Jerry Reinsdorf wants. We know this because we’ve seen the same kind of acquisition time and time again. But we really know this, to the core...
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Heat wave finally breaks; temps expected in low 80s SundayJul 07, 2012 2:00 pm - After three brutal days of 100-degree-plus temperatures, the heat wave blanketing the Chicago area broke Saturday morning. The projected high for the day was 98 degrees,...
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International donors to pledge $16 billion to AfghanistanJul 07, 2012 1:49 pm - International donors will pledge $16 billion in aid for Afghanistan to stabilize the country after NATO troops pull out at the end of 2014, a U.S. official said. Japanes...
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L.A. schools superintendent shakes up districtJul 07, 2012 1:36 pm - LOS ANGELES — Faced with a shocking case of a teacher accused of playing classroom sex games with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy deliv...