All Stories from August 26, 2012 (Change date)
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Palatine boy drowns while at family reunionAug 26, 2012 10:00 pm - A 13-year-old Palatine boy died after slipping from a rope swing near downstate Effingham just a day before he was set to begin eighth grade. Ben Stepp was at a family r...
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Elgin teacher says new law could have prevented attack against herAug 26, 2012 10:00 pm - It will never replace the eye she lost in the unexpected knife attack by a former student who had considered her a favorite teacher. Yet, Elgin High School teacher Carol...
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White Sox starter Gavin Floyd makes early exit with elbow discomfortAug 26, 2012 9:26 pm - The White Sox won another game Sunday, their sixth in a row. But they might have lost starting pitcher Gavin Floyd for an extended period with an elbow injury. Floyd onl...
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White Sox grooving on good timesAug 26, 2012 9:24 pm - The White Sox aren’t stupid. They know another bad stretch or three awaits them before the regular season wraps up on Oct. 3 with a game at Cleveland. “We know there are...
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Relieved Barney’s bloop breaks tough batting slumpAug 26, 2012 8:02 pm - When Darwin Barney dunked a bloop RBI single into right field in the sixth inning Sunday, you couldn’t have blamed him for saying, “I needed that.” It’s been a rough str...
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Flowers’ homer gives Sox sixth-straight winAug 26, 2012 7:56 pm - Tyler Flowers hit a go-ahead homer just before the final downpour and the White Sox beat the Seattle Mariners 4-3 in a rain-shortened game Sunday for their sixth straigh...
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Volstad finally bags elusive ‘W’Aug 26, 2012 7:52 pm - Chris Volstad waited more than 13 months for a victory, so a couple of rain delays were nothing. Volstad finally got that elusive win Sunday as the Cubs shut out the Co...
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Cubs triumph in rain-soaked marathonAug 26, 2012 7:35 pm - Chris Volstad ended a 24-start winless streak Sunday, allowing three hits in 6 2-3 strong innings for his first victory in 13 months as the Chicago Cubs beat the Colorad...
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Sox' Peavy thinks about family as Isaac approachesAug 26, 2012 7:00 pm - The storm was very much on Jake Peavy's mind Sunday morning. But not the one that dumped rain all over the Chicago area and delayed the White Sox and Mariners for severa...
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U.S. heartland cities debating gay rights measuresAug 26, 2012 6:41 pm - SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Randy Doenning organizes a charity gala for gay teens and AIDS patients and isn’t afraid to hold his male partner’s hand in public in the Bible Belt c...