All Stories from August 6, 2013 (Change date)
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Cooper back with Eagles after excused absenceAug 06, 2013 4:56 pm - PHILADELPHIA — Wide receiver Riley Cooper returned to the Philadelphia Eagles Tuesday after a four-day excused absence to undergo sensitivity training after he was caugh...
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DuPage gas station opponents make air pollution claimAug 06, 2013 4:54 pm - Claims that a proposed gas station, convenience store and car wash near Glen Ellyn would significantly increase air pollution at a neighboring park have convinced some D...
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Baby dolphin born at Brookfield ZooAug 06, 2013 4:36 pm - There’s a new baby dolphin at the Brookfield Zoo. The zoo announced the calf’s birth on Tuesday. Zoo officials say the baby was born Friday. The calf weighs 40 pounds an...
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Audit: 240 computers lost from Illinois prisonsAug 06, 2013 4:36 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois’ auditor has found that the state’s prison systems have lost 240 computers. Illinois Auditor General Bill Holland released the audits on Tuesday. ...
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Fox Valley police reportsAug 06, 2013 4:29 pm - Elgin Ÿ Octwaviss S. Norwood, 40, of the 700 block of W. Highland Ave., Elgin, was arrested on charges of possession with intent to distribute cannabis about 10:21...
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Four injured by a firework in StreamwoodAug 06, 2013 4:28 pm - Police are investigating a Streamwood firework explosion last week that injured four people. Police said a firework blew up July 28 after it was thrown into a portable b...
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Tri-Cities police reportsAug 06, 2013 4:27 pm - Batavia Ÿ Several AT&T utility boxes and city signs were defaced with graffiti and stickers on Raddant Road, Wind Energy Pass, Stiers Court and Moorhead Drive, it w...
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GE takes stake in First SolarAug 06, 2013 4:16 pm - NEW YORK — GE and First Solar, Inc. will join their competing thin-film solar panel technologies in an effort to improve efficiency and decrease costs. The companies an...
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McDonald's franchisees rebel as chain raises feesAug 06, 2013 4:00 pm - McDonald's Corp., already struggling to sell burgers in the U.S., now must contend with a brewing franchisee revolt. Store operators say the company, looking to improve ...
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Des Plaines OKs deal for backup dispatch center in NilesAug 06, 2013 3:58 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week approved an intergovernmental agreement with the village of Niles for an auxiliary dispatch center. Through June 5, the city’s 91...