All Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Gallagher acquires Sunday and AssociatesAug 16, 2012 9:00 am - Itasca-based Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. announced the acquisition of Sunday and Associates, Inc. of Sugarland, Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Establi...
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Randhurst Shopping Center in Mount Prospect opened 50 years ago todayAug 16, 2012 9:00 am - (Editor's note: The following is largely comprised of excerpts from Randhurst: Suburban Chicago's Grandest Shopping Center, written by Peerbolte on behalf of the Mount P...
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Bartlett native, Elgin High grad plays big role in ESPN filmAug 16, 2012 9:00 am - If the name Ryan Suffern sounds familiar, you might have gone to school with him in Bartlett. Or read our November "From Suburbs to Showbiz" profile, charting how the El...
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Pussy Riot verdict caps Putin’s hundred daysAug 16, 2012 8:55 am - Associated Press MOSCOW (AP) — The verdict in the trial of the feminist punk rockers Pussy Riot comes barely more than 100 days into Vladimir Putin’s new term as Russian...
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Syrian envoy lauds China, Russia stance on crisisAug 16, 2012 8:54 am - BEIJING — A visiting Syrian government envoy praised China and Russia for not acting like “colonizers” in their response to her country’s 18-month conflict, as the regim...
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Idaho towns pack up as massive wildfire nearsAug 16, 2012 8:54 am - FEATHERVILLE, Idaho — Lorie Winmill grew teary as she loaded her vehicle and prepared her 4-year-old granddaughter to stay with relatives as a wildfire burned closer to ...
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More than 40 killed in Syria’s Azaz airstrikeAug 16, 2012 8:54 am - BEIRUT — Syrian government airstrikes on a residential neighborhood in a rebel-held town killed over 40 people and wounded at least 100 others including many women and c...
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Editorial: Gov. Quinn’s obligation to act on plastic bag recyclingAug 16, 2012 8:52 am - The best alternative facing Gov. Pat Quinn as a deadline approaches for action on legislation purportedly designed to reduce plastic bag waste in Illinois isn’t nearly a...
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Libertyville student interns at Youth Villages in BartlettAug 16, 2012 8:45 am - Submitted by Youth Villages Samantha Jeanne Travers of Libertyville spent her summer interning at Youth Villages, a private nonprofit organization dedicated to helping c...
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Families help kids prepare for success in schoolAug 16, 2012 8:33 am - The Illinois State Board of Education encourages families to establish and maintain good health and study habits as schools across the state open doors for the start of ...