All Stories from August 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Shakespeare improvisation in Round Lake BeachAug 15, 2013 5:33 pm - The Improv Playhouse & the Cultural and Civic Center or Round Lake Beach presents “The Unwritten Works of William Shakespeare” from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 23. Ba...
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Islamic group protests police trainer coming to LombardAug 15, 2013 5:30 pm - An organization that puts on training seminars for police is refusing to cancel a counterterrorism session Monday in Lombard, despite objections from an Islamic group ab...
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California panel launches probe into offshore frackingAug 15, 2013 5:10 pm - LOS ANGELES — California regulators have launched an investigation into offshore hydraulic fracturing after revelations that the practice had quietly occurred off the co...
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Pole vault great condemns homosexualityAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - MOSCOW — Pole vault great Yelena Isinbayeva condemned homosexuality Thursday after criticizing competitors who painted their fingernails in rainbow colors to support gay...
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Beam us up: Shatner's 'Captains,' 'Olympus' on DVDAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - “Olympus Has Fallen” The box-office hit “Olympus Has Fallen” offers nonstop action from beginning to end. Mike Banning (Gerard Butler) has served as a Secret Servic...
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4 arrested in connection with Batavia burglariesAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Four people have been arrested in connection with burglaries of houses in Batavia that happened between Aug. 5 and Wednesday. Terrell Jones-Bradley, 21, of the 1200 bloc...
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West Nile mosquitoes found in ElginAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - Local health officials announced Thursday they had discovered mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus in Elgin. It was the second time in the past 30 days infected mosq...
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Illinois unemployment rate climbs slightly in JulyAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — The state's unemployment rate rose slightly for the second consecutive month, according to preliminary data released Thursday by the Illinois Department of...
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Cronin warns political maneuvering could strip suburbs of voice at MetraAug 15, 2013 5:00 pm - As Metra tries to function amid scandal, it's essential the suburbs maintain their influence on the board, DuPage Chairman Dan Cronin warned Friday. With state lawmakers...
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Brazil court convicts 3 for rape of AmericanAug 15, 2013 4:54 pm - RIO DE JANEIRO — A Rio de Janeiro court convicted three men Thursday in the gang rape of an American woman aboard a public transit van that shocked Brazil and made headl...