All Stories from August 14, 2012 (Change date)
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Cat rescuers, Petco create adoption center for homeless felinesAug 14, 2012 8:01 am - For two years, homeless cats rescued by La Vonne Porter and Janet Marquez, founders of Friendly & Feral Cat Rescue and Cinderella’s Hope, occupied the former, glass-encl...
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S. Elgin Riverfest to host special-needs kids, familiesAug 14, 2012 8:00 am - Sixteen years ago, a centennial celebration started a phenomenon — the South Elgin Riverfest Express. Co-chairwoman Joyce Ware, who has served on the festival committee...
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U.S. retail sales rose solid 0.8 percent in JulyAug 14, 2012 8:00 am - WASHINGTON — Hopes that the economy may emerge from its slump got a lift Tuesday from a report that Americans increased their spending at retailers in July by the most i...
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Judge to rule Wednesday on Peterson mistrialAug 14, 2012 7:59 am - The judge at Drew Peterson’s murder trial on Tuesday lambasted prosecutors who for the third time in as many weeks broached a subject they were told not to mention in fr...
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Bipartisan screening committee for federal judgesAug 14, 2012 7:57 am - WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin says a bipartisan screening committee is being formed to assist him in selecting federal judges for the Northern District of Illinois....
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Fort Wayne’s Burmese hoping for Suu Kyi visitAug 14, 2012 7:56 am - FORT WAYNE, Ind. — Activists in Fort Wayne’s Burmese community are trying to arrange a visit to the city by Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi. The group hopes th...
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Primary polls open in WisconsinAug 14, 2012 7:53 am - MILWAUKEE — Primary election polls are open across Wisconsin. A four-way Republican race for the U.S. Senate is at the top of the ticket and is the only statewide conte...
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Apple Bundt CakeAug 14, 2012 7:13 am - 1¾ cup sugar 3 eggs 1 cup vegetable oil ½ teaspoon salt 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon cinnamon 2½ cups fine chopped apples (prefer Gr...
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Luxury cars do poorly in new crash testsAug 14, 2012 7:07 am - DETROIT — Most midsize luxury cars — including the Mercedes-Benz C-Class — performed poorly in a new frontal crash test developed by the Insurance Institute for Highway ...
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Number of new credit cards issued up 4 pct in 2QAug 14, 2012 7:06 am - LOS ANGELES — Americans are carrying more credit card debt than a year ago, yet the late-payment rate for card holders remains near an 18-year low, an analysis of consum...