All Stories from August 15, 2012 (Change date)
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Multiple births on cosmic scale in distant galaxyAug 15, 2012 7:31 pm - WASHINGTON — Scientists have found a cosmic supermom. It’s a galaxy that gives births to more stars in a day than ours does in a year. Astronomers used NASA’s Chandra X-...
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Quinn and Walsh trade insultsAug 16, 2012 12:40 pm - Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn, speaking at a Democratic Party event Wednesday in Springfield, called outspoken Republican U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh “the worst congressman in America...
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At least 13,000 young immigrants line up at Navy PierAug 16, 2012 7:51 am - Thousands of young immigrants lined up Wednesday at Navy Pier for guidance with a new federal program that would help them avoid deportation, and the crowd was so large ...
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Two charged with metal theft from Lake Villa railroad tracksAug 16, 2012 2:49 pm - Two suspects have been charged with stealing metal from the Canadian National railroad tracks near the Lake Villa Metra station, according to police. A train engineer wh...
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Book: Paterno distraught after Penn State firingAug 16, 2012 5:33 am - STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Joe Paterno sobbed while meeting with his coaches and a former player the day after he was fired from Penn State, according to an excerpt of an upco...
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Crews battle dozens of Western firesAug 15, 2012 6:51 pm - FEATHERVILLE, Idaho — Across the West, dozens of fires fueled by searing heat, dry weather and strong winds have added up to misery for weary residents who already are f...
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State fair’s ‘Sale of Champions’ breaks recordAug 16, 2012 7:36 am - SPRINGFIELD — The “Sale of Champions” at this year’s Illinois State Fair was a record-breaker. Acting Agriculture Director Bob Flider says buyers at Tuesday’s sale paid ...
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New Trier takes Prospect Invite; Knights finish secondAug 15, 2012 10:17 pm - New Trier won its fifth straight championship at the Prospect Invite on Wednesday at the Mt. Prospect Golf Course. The host Knights recovered from a slow start and took ...
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Soriano to Giants? Not likelyAug 16, 2012 7:05 pm - Alfonso Soriano might be a perfect fit for the San Francisco Giants, now that Melky Cabrera has been suspended 50 games for violating baseball’s drug policy. But it’s u...
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Cubs’ players saddened by Fleita’s firingAug 16, 2012 5:33 am - The firing of longtime player-development chief Oneri Fleita was greeted with sadness by players in the Cubs clubhouse Wednesday. “I’m sad because Oneri was like my fat...