All Stories from August 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Chicago says island will become urban camping hubAug 16, 2012 4:50 pm - Chicago officials say they have a new plan for getting urban kids up close and personal with nature. They’re creating a camping hub at Northerly Island, a strip of land ...
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Illinois joins push to end texting and drivingAug 16, 2012 4:49 pm - Illinois is one of several states backing a campaign by AT&T to get Americans to sign a pledge not to text behind the wheel, with Gov. Pat Quinn declaring September “Tex...
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Emanuel announces $275K for immigrant scholarshipsAug 16, 2012 4:49 pm - Chicago officials say they’ve raised $275,000 so far in private donations for an immigrant scholarship fund. Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced the money Wednesday on the sam...
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Postman pleads guilty to stealing mailed donationsAug 16, 2012 4:48 pm - A former U.S. Postal Service carrier has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly 29,500 donation envelopes filled with more than $275,000 for a charity on his route. Federal p...
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Parents of bound children will be tried separatelyAug 16, 2012 4:48 pm - LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Kansas judge has ordered separate trials for a Northlake couple accused of tying up and blindfolding two of their children outside a Walmart in Lawren...
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Forecast: Drought lingering but leveling offAug 16, 2012 4:24 pm - ST. LOUIS — The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even be easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters announced ...
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Facebook hits new low as IPO lock-up endsAug 16, 2012 4:16 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Facebook’s stock plunged to a new low Thursday after the expiration of a ban that had prevented some early investors and insiders from dumping millions o...
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Groupon stock hits another low after 2Q resultsAug 16, 2012 4:15 pm - SAN FRANCISCO — Groupon’s stock hit another low, days after the online deals company issued a lackluster quarterly report. Groupon Inc. fell 32 cents, or 6 percent, to c...
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Cougars get help in 5-3 winAug 16, 2012 4:12 pm - With only 4 hits, the Kane County Cougars took advantage of 4 wild pitches and 2 errors to defeat the Clinton LumberKings 5-3 on Thursday night at Fifth Third Bank Ballp...
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Ulterior motives for new principalAug 16, 2012 4:01 pm - Imagine my surprise when I read the Daily Herald article from Aug. 9 about Juan H. Gardner being hired as Round Lake High School’s new principal. Actually I’m not surpri...