All Stories from August 21, 2012 (Change date)
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Hurricane hunter checking out Atlantic stormAug 21, 2012 1:46 pm - MIAMI — A hurricane hunter aircraft is headed toward a tropical depression that forecasters say likely will become Tropical Storm Isaac and that organizers for the Repub...
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West Suburban could be tougher than everAug 21, 2012 1:37 pm - If the last couple of football seasons showed anything, it’s that the gap has narrowed in both divisions of the West Suburban Conference. This year the Gold and Silver ...
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Ceos prefer Buick minivans in China where GL8 has no peerAug 21, 2012 1:29 pm - General Motors Co. sells a model in China so popular with executives that it’s often lined up outside galas and high-end restaurants: A Buick minivan. If it’s surprising...
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Young immigrants may find college elusiveAug 21, 2012 1:28 pm - MIAMI — Araceli Cortes had made up her mind: After being brought to the U.S. as a child, graduating from high school and attending some college in California, she was go...
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New coupons aim to keep people off generic drugsAug 21, 2012 1:26 pm - TRENTON, N.J. — If brand-name prescription medicines cost you as little as generic pills, which would you choose? A few drugmakers are betting Americans will stick with ...
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Wheaton College gets nod to expand student housingAug 21, 2012 1:12 pm - Wheaton College has won city approval to expand its student housing into a residential area bordering its campus. City council members Monday unanimously approved the sc...
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Cubs working on Kane County move an MLB violation?Aug 21, 2012 1:12 pm - While fans wait for the Theo Epstein rebuilding process to take shape, come next year, a short trip to Geneva could allow a glimpse into the organization’s future. Altho...
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Volunteers transform courtyard at Fairhaven SchoolAug 21, 2012 12:43 pm - Dozens of volunteers recently joined forces to give the courtyard at Fairhaven School in Mundelein a much needed facelift. About 30 volunteers weeded, installed landscap...
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Easy BorschtAug 21, 2012 12:40 pm - ½ head (about 1½ pounds) cabbage, core removed shredded (or 6-cups coleslaw mix) 1 carrot, chopped ½ cup chopped yellow onion 1½ cups vegetable broth (more if soup is to...
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Make-a-Wish Foundation gala hopes to raise $50,000Aug 21, 2012 12:38 pm - A Formal Red Carpet Gala is set for Saturday, Aug. 25, in Wadsworth to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with the goal of raising $50,000 or enough money to grant 10 w...