All Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Home Town Fest provides low-cost fun in Round LakeAug 16, 2012 8:30 am - There are a few new twists, but the single-day Home Town Fest in Round Lake is sticking to a tried and true formula: lots of fun at a low cost. “This will be our fourth ...
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Win gold Sunday at Fox Lake’s annual Cardboard Boat RaceAug 16, 2012 8:29 am - People can race for the gold (plated) medal during the 15th annual cardboard boat race Sunday in Fox Lake, officials said. The annual event kicks off at 8 a.m. with reg...
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Biden vs Ryan: No. 2s rising in presidential raceAug 16, 2012 8:14 am - DENVER — Paul Ryan likes exercise, budget charts and the Green Bay Packers. Joe Biden likes train rides, foreign policy and talking — a lot. In some ways, these presiden...
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Ecuador grants asylum to WikiLeaks’ AssangeAug 16, 2012 8:14 am - LONDON — Ecuador said Thursday that it was granting asylum to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, a decision that thrilled supporters but will do little to defuse the stan...
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Rice to speak at King luncheon in PeoriaAug 16, 2012 8:11 am - PEORIA — Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak at next year’s Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. luncheon in Peoria. The group that organizes the annual luncheon...
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Couple’s attempt to cross Lake Michigan endsAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - LUDINGTON, Mich. — Currents and exhaustion have kept a Michigan couple from finishing a planned 50-mile swim across Lake Michigan to raise awareness about postpartum dep...
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Powerball ticket worth $337M sold in MichiganAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - LAPEER, Mich. — Speculation about who bought the $337 million-winning Powerball ticket at a gas station is the buzz of a small Michigan city. The Michigan Lottery says t...
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5-year-old Batavia girl is already quite the quilterAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - The recent Quilt and Textile Show in Batavia produced some amazing talent, one of whom was only 5 years old. Nicole Magerkurth visited the quilt show two years ago and ...
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Winfield considering ways to keep policeAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - As Winfield trustees consider a controversial plan to disband the village’s police force to pay for road repairs, several alternatives geared at keeping the department i...
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7 U.S. troops die in Afghan helicopter crash; Taliban claims creditAug 16, 2012 8:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan — Seven American troops and four Afghans died in a Black Hawk helicopter crash on Thursday in southern Afghanistan, the NATO military coalition said. ...