All Stories from August 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Bad things happen to characters we love to hate in 'Blue Jasmine'Aug 01, 2013 6:00 am - Mini-review: "Blue Jasmine" The heart of Woody Allen's latest comedy, "Blue Jasmine," is a beating tragedy, a Greek tale of a fallen financial goddess who, like Tenness...
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The Orwells: From suburban garage band to LollapaloozaAug 01, 2013 6:00 am - Matt O'Keefe's first trip to Lollapalooza was as a kid tagging along backstage with his dad, a Flaming Lips fan. It was 2006, and O'Keefe - then a middle-schooler from ...
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'2 Guns' engaging, energetic action comedy capped by charismatic starsAug 01, 2013 6:00 am - "2 Guns"? More like "A Kazillion Guns." That would be a more accurate title for Baltasar Kormakur's zany, amped-up buddy action comedy filled with even more surprises ...
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Cronin not rushing to fill Metra vacancyAug 01, 2013 5:30 am - DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin says he’s in no hurry to appoint a new county representative to the Metra board of directors. He said he would prefer to delay th...
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Schakowsky: 23 privately funded trips since 2007Aug 01, 2013 5:30 am - U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky, an Evanston Democrat, has taken 23 privately funded trips worth about $198,000 since 2007, far more than U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who faces an e...
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Young St. Charles gymnast loves what he can doAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - Twelve-year-old Austin Jones says there's something really cool about being able to do things most people can't even fathom. That's why he's loved gymnastics from the fi...
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DuPage County Fair looking for ways to improveAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - The question of whether to someday find a new home for the DuPage County Fair won't be answered until officials decide what to do with the existing fairgrounds in Wheato...
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Enough votes to oust Metra chairman?Aug 01, 2013 5:15 am - A turbulent situation at Metra could get even choppier with the possibility of a stalemate on Chairman Brad O'Halloran's future. With two directors leaving, the votes ne...
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Wheaton Brew Fest to feature more than 100 beersAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - Whether you're a craft beer snob or just starting to learn about the hop-filled world that lies outside the king of beer's castle, there's likely to be a brew just for y...
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Quinn defends Lake County election board decisionAug 01, 2013 5:15 am - Online voter registration was a bigger priority to Gov. Pat Quinn than not expanding the size of government in a state that leads the nation in units of government. That...