All Stories from August 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Strikeout call gets Cubs’ Sveum riled upAug 18, 2013 12:17 pm - Some of the Cubs’ frustration boiled over in the seventh inning of their 6-1 loss to the Cardinals at Wrigley Field. Enough had gone wrong Sunday, and enough has gone wr...
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‘Nervous’ Castro right back in Cubs’ lineupAug 18, 2013 12:14 pm - Enough was enough as far as Cubs manager Dale Sveum was concerned. Less than 24 hours after yanking shortstop Starlin Castro from a game because Castro made a mental err...
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Thousands turn out for Arlington Heights art festivalAug 18, 2013 11:40 am - As a child, John Challand used to look at metal machine parts and see something interesting — a bird’s head, or a pair of eyes. Years later, he decided to take what he s...
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Boomers earn series sweepAug 18, 2013 11:16 am - The Schaumburg Boomers swept away the visiting Traverse City Beach Bums by rallying from 2 runs down for a 5-3 victory Sunday before 3,846 fans. Ryan Still flared a two-...
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Police to crack down on drunken drivingAug 18, 2013 11:00 am - Now through Sept. 2, Arlington Heights, Mount Prospect, Barrington and Elk Grove Village police — among other departments in the suburbs — will be even more vigilant at ...
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Cougars fall 4-2Aug 18, 2013 10:40 am - Seven scoreless innings from starter Victor Sanchez on Sunday carried the visiting Clinton LumberKings at Fifth Third Bank Ballpark in a 4-2 victory over the Kane County...
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When will Bears throw to TE Bennett?Aug 18, 2013 10:17 am - It was only natural to assume, since the Bears are paying Martellus Bennett $20.4 million over four years, that they would occasionally throw him the football. But Benne...
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Many to root for outside of the CubsAug 18, 2013 9:15 am - Every day I go to the ballpark, I root for my team, the Cubs, to win. My professional identity is rooted with the club and I make no bones about that. However, having be...
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Long-awaited Route 59 construction begins Monday in NapervilleAug 18, 2013 9:00 am - It's likely to be a hurry-up-and-wait kind of commute for the next two years on a 3.5-mile segment of Route 59 in Naperville and Aurora, but officials say they're glad t...
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Death toll hits 34 in Philippines ferry accidentAug 18, 2013 8:56 am - CEBU, Philippines — As the MV Thomas Aquinas cruised toward Cebu city in the central Philippines, navy marshal Richard Pestillos prepared for a brief stop while some pas...