All Stories from August 2, 2013 (Change date)
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Top 10: Who will win Suburban Chicago's Got Talent?Aug 02, 2013 6:00 am - So which of the final 10 contestants will win Suburban Chicago's Got Talent? And which act will claim the title of Fan Favorite? It all comes down to the penultimate pe...
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Arlington Heights' theater offers dinner and a movie in styleAug 02, 2013 6:00 am - When Arlington Theaters closed last June, it left the Arlington Town Square shopping district without an anchor and locals without a nearby theater. Now movies have retu...
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Aurora's Presbrey shows a whole lot of depthAug 02, 2013 6:00 am - OK, what's happening to me? I like rock. I like punk. I like indie. I like harmonies. And maybe a little folk. But when I got word of Aurora's Kevin Presbrey's new album...
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A teen and her recluse uncle share unsettling circumstances in 'Slowgirl'Aug 02, 2013 6:00 am - Guarded and damaging secrets are reluctantly needled out and spilled with cathartic sobs in “Slowgirl,” Greg Pierce's 2012 off-Broadway drama now making its regional deb...
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Pair of stunts has networks thinking ‘Sharknado’Aug 02, 2013 5:54 am - NEW YORK — Colliding stunts on Discovery and The Weather Channel feel like another “Sharknado.” Discovery is holding its 26th annual Shark Week of programming at the sam...
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Macau aims for another Vegas staple: boxingAug 02, 2013 5:44 am - MACAU — A Chinese fighter’s victory at a Macau showdown brings the world’s top casino market a step closer to challenging Las Vegas for dominance of another Sin City sta...
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Future looks bleak for White Sox fansAug 02, 2013 5:35 am - I was driving on the Northwest side of Chicago the other day when I reached a stoplight at Belmont and Central. As I was waiting for the light to change, a middle-ged ma...
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$20 million renovation starting at Willowbrook Wildlife CenterAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - A $20 million, three-phase renovation of Glen Ellyn's Willowbrook Wildlife Center will begin by Labor Day. Recent approval by the village board cleared the way for the f...
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Tour of Elk Grove begins 3-day run todayAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - The largest professional cycling event in the Midwest kicks off at 3:30 p.m. today in low-key fashion with Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson pulling his 18-month-old...
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Lake chairman: $122,000 severance deal smells badAug 02, 2013 5:30 am - Lawlor concerned about deal to get rid of Lake County housing executive