All Stories from August 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Bolt anchors Jamaica to relay record for 3rd goldAug 11, 2012 5:16 pm - LONDON — Be it a gold medal or a souvenir from a record relay run, Usain Bolt always gets what he wants at the Olympics. The Jamaican will leave London a perfect 3 for 3...
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Obama in Chicago for fundraisersAug 11, 2012 4:56 pm - CHICAGO — Democrats pounced on Mitt Romney’s selection of Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan as his running mate Saturday, saying the pick showed a commitment to “budget-busting t...
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Notable deaths last weekAug 11, 2012 4:44 pm - Marvin Hamlisch was blessed with perfect pitch and an infallible ear. “I heard sounds that other children didn’t hear,” he wrote in his autobiography. He turned that ski...
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Cougars rally, win 4-3Aug 11, 2012 4:12 pm - CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Justin Trapp homered and tripled to help the Kane County Cougars hang on for a 4-3 victory over the Cedar Rapids Kernels on Saturday night at Vetera...
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Women win 5th straight gold, rout France 86-50Aug 11, 2012 4:00 pm - LONDON — Expected to dominate, they did. All those style points were a bonus. The U.S. women’s basketball team routed France 86-50 in the final Saturday, collecting thei...
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Bush tax cuts ignite 11th Congressional District debateAug 11, 2012 3:37 pm - Democrat Bill Foster says he would vote to extend the Bush-era tax cuts only for middle class earners with less than $250,000 of annual income. But Republicans, includin...
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Bob Leonard 5K in St. Charles draws a crowdAug 11, 2012 3:31 pm - Four-year-old Charlie Rakunas knew exactly what he liked best about the Kids’ Turtle Hurdle on Saturday at Pottawatomie Park in St. Charles. “The little thing that had a...
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Prospect Hts. police arrest two after shots firedAug 11, 2012 3:00 pm - This article is no longer available on dailyherald.com.
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Brazil stuns U.S. for gold in women’s volleyballAug 11, 2012 2:42 pm - LONDON — Destinee wasn’t enough for the United States. Brazil denied the United States its first Olympic gold medal in women’s volleyball Saturday in a 3-1 upset that ha...
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20 miles to go for 'Core Komen people' walking 60 to fight breast cancerAug 11, 2012 2:00 pm - About 1,200 walkers described as “core Komen people” rested Saturday night at a mobile campsite set up on the grounds of Maryville Academy in Des Plaines before beginnin...