All Stories from August 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Lombard District 44 names new principalsAug 08, 2013 5:35 pm - Students returning to classes this fall will be greeted by new principals at three schools in Lombard Elementary District 44, officials said Thursday. A veteran of Dist...
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Log your minutes before the end of summer readingAug 08, 2013 5:25 pm - Community partnerships have fueled the incredible growth in summer reading through Elgin’s Gail Borden Public Library over the last two years and library leaders believe...
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Wolverine theme drinks at MuvicoAug 08, 2013 5:25 pm - Wolverine specials Do it up big for the movie “The Wolverine” at Muvico in Rosemont. Themed drink specials include the Wolverine, made with Dekuyper Creme de Cocoa, Jage...
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Heavy rains unleash deadly Midwest floodingAug 08, 2013 5:23 pm - ST. LOUIS — Torrential rains continued across the nation’s midsection on Thursday, causing flash flooding that killed a woman and a child, damaged homes and forced multi...
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Elgin group to continue offering mobile pregnancy servicesAug 08, 2013 5:18 pm - A federal judge on Thursday banned Elgin from enforcing zoning restrictions that would prevent The Life Center from offering free ultrasounds and pregnancy tests from it...
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2 suspects in Boston Marathon bombing indictedAug 08, 2013 5:12 pm - BOSTON — Two college friends of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev were indicted Thursday for allegedly trying to thwart investigators by throwing away f...
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New rec centers for Carol Stream, West ChicagoAug 08, 2013 5:00 pm - Residents in two DuPage County towns that share a border will be getting recreation centers of their own — one that's almost ready to open and another that's about a yea...
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Blue Hippo owner tried to get business off ground for 3 yearsAug 08, 2013 5:00 pm - Justin Hodge said the light bulb went off when he saw a pedal boat scene in a Tyler Perry movie about four years ago. “The Fox River in Elgin was just lacking in activit...
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Quinn announces $47 million for Cook County hospitalsAug 08, 2013 4:57 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn says the state will provide $47 million in grants to improve several Cook County hospitals. Quinn announced the grants Thursday at Mercy Hospital in Chica...
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Bank robber admits to heistsAug 08, 2013 4:57 pm - A man who was arrested after posting photos on Facebook wearing the same disguise he wore to rob northern Illinois banks faces up to 60 years in prison after pleading gu...