All Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Book notes: Meet Debbie Macomber at Anderson'sAug 16, 2012 6:00 am - Ÿ Meet author Lisa A. Tortorello as she signs copies of her books “The Moose at the Manger” and “My Hero, My Ding” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18, and 10 a.m. ...
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Bears win, and that’s all that really mattersAug 16, 2012 5:37 am - This week should be a lot less controversial for the Bears. A methodical 23-6 victory over the mundane St. Louis Rams will sort of put to rest the restlessness around to...
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With loss of Jauss comes reminiscingAug 16, 2012 5:36 am - Some days some stories are more important than Lovie Smith’s contract, the NHL lockout and the NFL’s bounty suspensions. Wednesday afternoon I was sitting at this very c...
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Arredia to run for mayor in Des PlainesAug 16, 2012 5:30 am - Term limit ended his previous stint as leader of Des Plaines
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Hanover Park students get personal invite back to schoolAug 16, 2012 5:30 am - The first day back in school can be an overwhelming experience for children: Loaded with books, backpacks and lunchboxes they have to figure out where their lockers and ...
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East Dundee can't force de-annexation of feuding neighborsAug 16, 2012 5:30 am - It looks like East Dundee is stuck with a pair of feuding families, as it does not appear the village has the authority to de-annex them from town. According to state la...
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Tolerant attitudes go both waysAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - In response to the attack on Chick-fil-A, consider the definition of tolerance: “a fair, objective and permissive attitude toward those whose opinions, practices, race, ...
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Nuggets of wisdom from JeffersonAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - John F. Kennedy, our 35th president, held a dinner in the White House for a group of the brightest minds in the nation at that time. He made the statement: “This is perh...
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Hold lawmakers responsible for pension messAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - Mike Madigan wants the taxpayer to believe that the state voluntarily paid the pensions of the state. Wrong. The 1970 State Constitution which Madigan helped to write sa...
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U.N. needs tougher action against SyriaAug 16, 2012 5:00 am - If the United Nations is serious about using nothing more than words to address the civil war and mass killing in Syria, then I suggest they get serious and remove Syria...