All Stories from August 15, 2013 (Change date)
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Report: Puerto Rican parrot makes major comebackAug 15, 2013 3:48 pm - RIO ABAJO NATURE PRESERVE, Puerto Rico — One of the world’s most endangered bird species has made a major comeback in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico. The counted popu...
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Tri-Cities police reportsAug 15, 2013 3:40 pm - Batavia Ÿ Someone wrote graffiti in green marker on a wall and a utility box at the city sewage treatment plant on Shumway Avenue, it was reported to police Wednesd...
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Maybe the biggest GOP primary question: Who can win?Aug 15, 2013 2:54 pm - When the four Republicans running for Illinois governor made their pitches to the party faithful Thursday at the Illinois State Fair, each sought to stress — perhaps abo...
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Two men plead guilty to swindling Palatine seniorAug 15, 2013 2:36 pm - Two suburban men have pleaded guilty to bilking a Palatine senior out of hundreds of dollars for unnecessary repairs to his chimney. In exchange for guilty pleas Tuesda...
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Des Plaines woman loses $5,800 in scamAug 15, 2013 2:25 pm - An 81-year-old Des Plaines woman was tricked out of $5,800 when she received a phone call from a man claiming to represent her bank, police said. He told her that money ...
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Blame woes on voters, self-serving officialsAug 15, 2013 2:00 pm - The Illinois pension problem is the worst of the worst, going further into debt — over $12 million a day. Many leaders in Springfield today are the same ones and from th...
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Palatine man sentenced to 10 years for child batteryAug 15, 2013 1:38 pm - A Palatine man was sentenced to 10 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to aggravated battery of a 4-month-old who upset him by crying and refusing to eat. Jonathan W...
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Campbell sued over heart-healthy sodium labelAug 15, 2013 1:33 pm - NEW YORK — A new lawsuit is contesting the validity of the heart-healthy claims on some cans of Campbell’s soups. At the center of the federal lawsuit is the “Heart-Chec...
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MLB to expand instant replay in 2014Aug 15, 2013 1:21 pm - COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. — Major League Baseball is expanding its video review process next season, giving managers a tool they’ve never had. Commissioner Bud Selig calls it a ...
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Cubs closing in on Wrigley futility markAug 15, 2013 1:11 pm - The Friendly Confines of Wrigley Field have become decidedly unfriendly to their inhabitants, the Chicago Cubs. How unfriendly? Heading into this weekend’s home series ...