All Stories from August 29, 2012 (Change date)
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Oakbrook Terrace man turns health crisis into Second City musicalAug 29, 2012 2:42 pm - When Ted Waltmire was taken to the hospital after suffering a stroke in April 2009, he remembered a quote from “The Producers” and told his wife, “I’m having a stroke! O...
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Last Fling’s Family Fun Land entertains all agesAug 29, 2012 2:41 pm - The fun continues to multiply and expand each year in Last Fling’s Family Fun Land. Meet a Disney star or take a pony ride. Check out some reptiles or create a masterpie...
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Lewis appoints Planek to run its sports programsAug 29, 2012 2:30 pm - Lewis University officials have hired Dr. John Planek as the Romeoville schools’ director of Athletics. Planek has held similar roles at DePaul and Loyola University, an...
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Oakton ranked third in nation by studentsAug 29, 2012 2:21 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines has been ranked third in the nation — behind San Diego City College and Hostos Community College in New York — by RateMyProfessor...
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No. 1 Azarenka posts another easy win at US OpenAug 29, 2012 2:19 pm - NEW YORK — Victoria Azarenka looks quite comfortable so far on the hard courts at Flushing Meadows. She’s the world’s top-ranked player and the Australian Open champ, bu...
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Libertyville doctor helps out in TanzaniaAug 29, 2012 2:08 pm - Half a world away from Lake County, in the shadow of Mt. Kilimanjaro, is a village in which the adult population’s HIV/AIDS infection rate is approaching 12 percent. Wi...
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Mundelein packs winning top-five punchAug 29, 2012 2:06 pm - Having the top two runners in the Lake County meet wasn’t going to be enough to carry Lake Forest to victory Wednesday afternoon on the new 3-mile Lakewood Forest Preser...
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FX reups for 90 episodes of ‘Anger Management’Aug 29, 2012 2:06 pm - LOS ANGELES — The FX channel says it has ordered 90 more episodes of the Charlie Sheen sitcom “Anger Management.” The unusually large order reflects the original agreeme...
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Pick 6: Unforgettable college football openersAug 29, 2012 2:06 pm - One game can change a season in college football — and it could happen in Game 1. This season starts with a long weekend of games, kicking off Thursday night and ending ...
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CDC: West Nile cases rise 40 percent in 1 weekAug 29, 2012 2:01 pm - West Nile virus cases are up 40 percent since last week and may rival the record years of 2002 and 2003, federal health officials said Wednesday. So far this year, 1,590...