All Stories from August 21, 2012 (Change date)
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A moment in praise of hard-hitting high school footballAug 21, 2012 7:26 pm - Mamas, go ahead. Let your babies grow up to be Cowboys. Or Bears, Chicago or Lake Zurich. Or Corsairs. Or Knights. Or Bulldogs. Or Mustangs. Or Cougars. “My (young) son’...
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All things equal, FVC Valley is wide openAug 21, 2012 7:07 pm - McHenry won 15 Fox Valley Conference titles between 1988 and 2003. Cary-Grove took its turn as league behemoth by winning conference or division titles every year from 2...
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Police: Ex-Nebraska hoops star woman faked hate attackAug 21, 2012 7:04 pm - Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. — A former University of Nebraska women’s basketball star faked an attack in which she allegedly carved anti-gay slurs into her skin becau...
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Local pro looking forward to big matchupAug 21, 2012 7:00 pm - What a difference a year makes. Last year the biggest tournament at Medinah Country Club was the Illinois PGA Championship, which decides the best player among the state...
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Italian bakery and cafe coming to Arlington HeightsAug 21, 2012 7:00 pm - Dolce Bakery and Cafe, a new Italian cuisine eatery, will be opening soon in Arlington Heights after the village board approved plans for the project Monday. The restaur...
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Demographer: U-46 boundary changes were needed to stem overcrowding, account for new schoolsAug 21, 2012 6:52 pm - A demographer who analyzed student placement plans and enrollment projections in Elgin Area School District U-46 said the 2004-2005 boundary changes at the center of a f...
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Storms, stings push Nyad to end Cuba-to-Fla. swimAug 21, 2012 6:45 pm - KEY WEST, Fla. — Diana Nyad ended her fourth attempt to swim across the Straits of Florida on Tuesday, her decades-old dream thwarted, more than anything else, by jellyf...
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2012 Equity Jeff Award NomineesAug 21, 2012 6:41 pm - 2012 Equity Jeff Award Nominees Production — Play — Large “Angels in America, Parts One and Two” — Court Theatre “Clybourne Park” — Steppenwolf Theatre Company “The Conv...
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Defense says FBI reports back alibi in 1957 murder caseAug 21, 2012 6:41 pm - Lawyers for a man charged in the 1957 kidnapping and killing of a 7-year-old Sycamore girl said Tuesday that FBI documents support his claims of an alibi. Jack McCulloug...
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Round Lake authorities mourn loss of Highway the police dogAug 21, 2012 6:35 pm - Round Lake police Tuesday mourned the loss of a valued member of the department, a go-getter who tracked criminals and narcotics with a rare drive. Highway, a sable-colo...