All Stories from July 18, 2013 (Change date)
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After threat, Independence Grove to stay closed FridayJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Independence Grove Forest Preserve near Libertyville is expected to remain closed Friday as the investigation continues into a bomb threat that has shut down activities ...
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Storms fade away, but bring a little reliefJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - Storms brought a little relief Thursday for the steamy Chicago area, but a heat advisory remains in effect through Friday evening before cooler weather arrives for the w...
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Mike North video: LeBron James to the Lakers?Jul 18, 2013 8:00 am - LeBron James to the Lakers? ESPN bloggers are claiming LeBron James and Carmello Anthony will be sought by the LA Lakers. Well if they can claim that, then Mike North ...
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Zach Johnson handles the brown links of MuirfieldJul 18, 2013 8:00 am - GULLANE, Scotland — A blue sky and a gentle breeze usually means ripe scoring conditions at the British Open. Just not on the brown links of Muirfield. Zach Johnson hand...
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Ice cream truck by smartphone coming to ChicagoJul 18, 2013 7:24 am - Don’t scream for ice cream. Just pick up your smartphone. Uber, the San Francisco startup known for letting people order private drivers in sleek black cars using a smar...
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School-closing hearing enters 3rd dayJul 18, 2013 7:23 am - Chicago Public Schools lawyers will continue to call witnesses in the third day of a hearing to help a federal judge decide whether to halt the closure of about 50 publi...
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Moody’s downgrades Chicago’s debt ratingJul 18, 2013 7:21 am - Moody’s Investors Service is downgrading its debt rating for Chicago because of the city’s “very large and growing” pension liability. The agency said late Wednesday it’...
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First lady highlights visit Chicago job programJul 18, 2013 7:00 am - First lady Michelle Obama is telling high school graduates in her hometown of Chicago about her experiences growing up on the city's South Side to boost a career trainin...
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Elgin man, Buffalo Grove woman killed in motorcycle crashJul 18, 2013 7:00 am - A 32-year-old Elgin man and a 23-year-old woman from Buffalo Grove, riding together on a motorcycle, were killed Monday when the bike slammed into the back of a semitrai...
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Ousted Metra CEO describes rough Illinois politicsJul 18, 2013 6:36 am - A former California transit executive tapped to clean up Chicago’s scandal-tarnished Metra commuter rail agency said Wednesday he was pushed out barely two years into th...