All Stories from July 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Learn how the land in Illinois has changedJul 08, 2013 10:22 am - Learn about the cultural and natural heritage of Illinois in a July 18 “Learn from the Experts” program titled “Voices of the Land.” In researching his 2002 book, “A Nat...
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‘Despicable Me 2’ routs ‘Ranger’Jul 08, 2013 10:19 am - NEW YORK — The minions of “Despicable Me 2” ran away with the July Fourth box office, leaving the Johnny Depp Western “The Lone Ranger” in the dust. According to studio ...
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Let your values guide your life choicesJul 08, 2013 10:18 am - Remember the old Bette Davis classic “Dark Victory,” about the rich and beautiful young socialite who discovers she has only 10 months to live? Davis’ character moves t...
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Statue of Colin Firth’s Mr. Darcy rises from lakeJul 08, 2013 10:13 am - LONDON — It’s Colin Firth, but not as we know him. He’s 12 feet (3.7 meters) tall and made of fiberglass. A statue of brooding Mr. Darcy, the character played by Firth i...
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Palatine council delays vote on apartments for disabledJul 08, 2013 10:00 am - Palatine council members have delayed a vote on a controversial plan to build a three-story, 33-unit supportive housing residence that would serve people with disabiliti...
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Former Black Ram restaurant to reopen under new managementJul 08, 2013 10:00 am - The former Black Ram Steakhouse in Des Plaines, which went belly up after 40 years in business, is slated to reopen soon with a similar name but under new management, ci...
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Storms in forecast for today, TuesdayJul 08, 2013 9:53 am - Forecasts call for scattered thunderstorms today and scattered strong thunderstorms on Tuesday, according to AccuWeather.com. Heavy rain has hit parts of the suburbs thi...
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Toddler with lab-made windpipe diesJul 08, 2013 9:53 am - A 2-year-old girl who was implanted with a windpipe grown from her own stem cells has died, three months after she became the youngest person to receive the experimental...
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Studies: Cyberspying targeted South Korea, U.S. militaryJul 08, 2013 9:45 am - SEOUL, South Korea — The hackers who knocked out tens of thousands of South Korean computers simultaneously this year are out to do far more than erase hard drives, cybe...
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Farmers worry about fate of immigration billsJul 08, 2013 9:32 am - ATWOOD, Mich. — For northern Michigan fruit grower Pat McGuire, the most potent symbol of the immigration debate isn’t grainy television footage showing people slipping ...