All Stories from September 7, 2012 (Change date)
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Join birding experts at Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State ParkSep 07, 2012 12:50 pm - Lake-to-Prairie is hosting a field trip at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 15, at Adelein Jay Geo-Karis Illinois Beach State Park in Zion. Participants should meet at the visitor...
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Egrets and herons fish in the Fox RiverSep 07, 2012 12:46 pm - They stand motionless in the river, statues of pure white, pillars of slate gray. Eyes fixed on the water. Watching. Waiting. These still-as-stone creatures are egrets a...
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Finding hope in the little thingsSep 07, 2012 12:46 pm - I’d stopped off for lunch at one of those classic family restaurants — you know, the ones with 101 menu items from every possible culinary heritage. If people eat it, y...
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Student confesses to setting fire at Island Lake school, cops saySep 07, 2012 12:45 pm - A student at Island Lake’s Cotton Creek Elementary School confessed to starting a fire Friday that led to the school’s evacuation and some classes being canceled, police...
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Aurora cops: Man wasn’t abductor, but a neighborSep 07, 2012 12:12 pm - An apparent misunderstanding about an Aurora man’s intentions led to charges of misdemeanor disorderly conduct being filed after he was questioned about a report of atte...
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Septemberfest carnival worker charged with assault of childSep 07, 2012 12:07 pm - Schaumburg police have accused a carnival worker at last weekend’s Septemberfest of the sexual assault of a 3-year-old child in the festival’s fun house. Adam J. Moyers,...
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Judge tells suspect to work with court attorneys or hire his ownSep 07, 2012 12:00 pm - A 40-year-old man awaiting trial in the murder of a cabdriver in Zion in 2010 was told to work with his court-appointed defense attorney or spend the money to hire his o...
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Libertyville’s Adalyze launches new fantasy sports game, could go internationalSep 07, 2012 11:58 am - Libertyville-based Adalyze Technologies Inc., known for its work with electronic medical records and the social networking site BFFGemz.com, is now expanding in the fant...
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Calif. man close to settling mortgage fraud chargeSep 07, 2012 11:43 am - WASHINGTON — A California businessman says he is close to resolving federal civil charges that he falsely promised to help at-risk homeowners lower their monthly payment...
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Kroger profit dips as costs riseSep 07, 2012 11:43 am - NEW YORK — The Kroger Co. said Friday that its profit dipped slightly in the second quarter, as the nation’s largest traditional grocer faced higher expenses and an incr...