All Stories from July 31, 2012 (Change date)
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Job fair looks to hire military personnel, spousesJul 31, 2012 8:32 am - Submitted by Waubonsee Community College The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s National Chamber Foundation will host “Hiring Our Heroes — Sugar Grove,” a hiring fair to connect...
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The North American Sunfish Championship Regatta is under wayJul 31, 2012 8:31 am - The Lake Bluff Yacht Club is holding the 50th North American Sunfish Championship Regatta through Saturday, Aug. 4, on Lake Michigan, east of the Waukegan public beach. ...
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Anima-Young Singers return from Baltics and St. Petersburg concert tourJul 31, 2012 8:30 am - Forty-one young people from Anima-Young Singers of Greater Chicago recently returned from a two-week concert tour to Estonia, Latvia and St. Petersburg, Russia. Partici...
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Editorial: The separation of business, politicsJul 31, 2012 8:22 am - We took a stand a few weeks ago in support of same-sex marriage. As a newspaper, we felt it important to speak out on one of the major social issues of the day and urge ...
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Rihanna, Drake score 5 Video Music Award nodsJul 31, 2012 8:00 am - NEW YORK — The MTV Video Music Award nominations are out, and Rihanna and Drake are leading the pack with five nominations each. Last year's big winner Katy Perry isn't ...
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Runners find missing man’s body near PontiacJul 31, 2012 7:57 am - Pontiac are investigating the death of a 30-year-old man whose body was found in a park after he left home to walk his dog and didn’t return. Livingston County Chief She...
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90-year-old man Wisconsin charged in death of bicyclistJul 31, 2012 7:57 am - EAU CLAIRE, Wis. — A 90-year-old man is facing two felony charges in the death of a bicyclist in Eau Claire (oh-KLAYR’) County. Prosecutors say Archie Vanwormer struck ...
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Chicago police: 2 boys had Molotov cocktailsJul 31, 2012 7:55 am - Police in Chicago are questioning two young boys who were caught with homemade explosives on the city’s North Side. The boys were stopped while walking in the Rogers Par...
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Ind. port workers unloading giant crane for BPJul 31, 2012 7:55 am - BURNS HARBOR, Ind. — Workers at the Port of Indiana on Lake Michigan are busy unloading an enormous crane that will help BP PLC complete the company’s $3.8 billion expan...
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Christmas tree growers lose seedlings to droughtJul 31, 2012 7:54 am - MADISON, Wis. — The drought has killed many of the newly-planted Christmas trees in southern Wisconsin. Growers say they’ll have to plant twice as many next year to mak...