All Stories from July 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Arlington Oaks too close to callJul 18, 2013 10:24 pm - With six of the seven sophomore fillies entered in Saturday’s Grade III Arlington Oaks listed owning morning-line odds of 6-1 or less, it’s safe to say the $150,000 race...
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Delle Donne sets all-star vote recordJul 18, 2013 10:00 pm - For the first time ever, a rookie has stolen the WNBA's all-star spotlight. Sky forward Elena Delle Donne has done nothing but impress over the first few months of her p...
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Sveum takes optimistic view of Cubs’ second halfJul 18, 2013 9:02 pm - Since optimism is the mother’s milk of Cubdom, the start of the unofficial second half is a good time to ask Cubs manager Dale Sveum what there is to be optimistic about...
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It figures to be trading times for White SoxJul 18, 2013 9:00 pm - On the one hand, the White Sox have made just one playoff appearance since winning the World Series in 2005. That was in '08, and the Tampa Bay Rays made quick work of t...
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Cubs moves: Lake called up; Bogusevic to DLJul 18, 2013 7:49 pm - The Cubs are expected to call up infielder-outfielder Junior Lake from Class AAA Iowa in time for Friday night’s series opener at Colorado. They’re also expected to plac...
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Astronaut with flooded helmet felt like goldfishJul 18, 2013 7:05 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Now he knows what it’s like to be a goldfish in a fishbowl. Two days after his helmet flooded during a spacewalk, astronaut Luca Parmitano relived...
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Metra to call special sessionJul 18, 2013 6:30 pm - You know things are bad when the Metra board meets — in July. Normally, the agency’s board of directors takes a summer break between June and August, but the implosion o...
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Obama extols health care law amid public doubtsJul 18, 2013 6:28 pm - WASHINGTON — Facing public doubts and embarrassing setbacks to his signature health care law, President Barack Obama stepped forward Thursday to extol the program’s bene...
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Grayslake pension board takes fight to Supreme CourtJul 18, 2013 6:00 pm - After striking out at the appellate court recently, the Grayslake Police Pension Fund Board is taking its fight to keep a former officer from doubling his pension's annu...
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Wrigley renovation plan clears another hurdleJul 18, 2013 6:00 pm - The Cubs' planned $500 million renovation of Wrigley Field has won the approval of another city commission and the support of the local alderman — all but assuring the p...