All Stories from August 3, 2012 (Change date)
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Savio feared for her life, sister testifiesAug 03, 2012 10:31 am - Drew Peterson’s ex-wife told her sister six weeks before her death that she believed he would kill her, then begged her sister to take care of her two sons, the sister t...
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Gurnee park counselors ready for cardboard boat raceAug 03, 2012 10:20 am - Cardboard boat aficionados will want to put Gurnee on their agenda. Gurnee Park District camp counselors and other employees will participate in a cardboard boat regatta...
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Adopt a highway in Lake CountyAug 03, 2012 10:14 am - The Lake County Division of Transportation is accepting applications for the Adopt-A-Highway Program. Enrollment is open through Aug. 31. This program provides residents...
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‘Kiss-in’ a mild response to Chick-fil-A appreciation dayAug 03, 2012 10:04 am - There was a lot of snackin’ but no smoochin’ Friday evening at the Chick-fil-A restaurant in Schaumburg, which like others across the country had readied for “National S...
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Olympic Gold: Gabby Douglas' moment to rememberAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON — AP photographer Gregory Bull knew it would come — the moment when Gabby Douglas does that little bit extra. Her leap, high above the beam, in the women's all-ar...
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Moving Picture: Arlington Park farrier readies hoovesAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - His clients have funny, unusual names — Kokakoka Ocean, Teambdancing and Half Foxy — but they also have four feet and wear aluminum shoes. For Hutch Holsapple, 42, of Ro...
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Kraft reports strong 2Q; plans to split on Oct. 1Aug 03, 2012 10:00 am - Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc. reported a strong second quarter and first half that company officials said was due to growth in its Power Brands products, as well as ...
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Douglas shatters glass ceiling with historic winAug 03, 2012 10:00 am - LONDON - Gabby Douglas believed two years ago, when she convinced her mother to let her move halfway across the country. Martha Karolyi became a convert over the winter,...
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Mayweather released from Vegas jail after 2 monthsAug 03, 2012 9:49 am - LAS VEGAS — Boxer Floyd Mayweather was released from a Las Vegas jail early Friday after serving two months of a three-month sentence in a misdemeanor domestic battery c...
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Residents escape early-morning Geneva fireAug 03, 2012 9:47 am - No one was injured in an early morning fire Friday in the 300 block of South Fifth Street in Geneva, fire officials said. The Geneva Fire Department was called to the h...