All Stories from August 30, 2013 (Change date)
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Country stars pay tribute to pioneering bandAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - Various Artists, “Alabama & Friends” (10 Spot) Nowadays, long hair and loud guitars are common in country music. That wasn't always the case. The new album “Alabama...
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Fall theater forecast: Curtain rises on Broadway hits, local premieresAug 30, 2013 6:00 am - The fall theater forecast calls for new works and local premieres along with a sprinkling of old favorites. In the musical category, Marriott Theatre in Lincolnshire a...
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In absence, garden suddently sproutsAug 30, 2013 5:51 am - I had the good fortune to be on the west coast of Scotland recently and found myself wandering through a neo-Gothic palace named Mount Stuart. Massive, ornate and techno...
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Streamwood lawyer threatens lawsuits over lack of handicapped spacesAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - A Streamwood man is raising eyebrows with his recent delivery of letters to local businesses demanding they either pay him damages for not having handicapped parking spa...
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The blossoming of Rosemont: How a tiny suburb became a destinationAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - Rosemont isn't afraid to take risks. The late Donald E. Stephens set the tone. As Rosemont's founder and longtime mayor, Stephens transformed the tiny village from a har...
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Two tattoo parlors planned in Elgin, one meets oppositionAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - Three Elgin business owners, displeased with one of two tattoo parlors proposed for downtown, said they plan to voice their concerns to the city council. They also said...
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Walsh weighing a bid for Durbin's U.S. Senate seatAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - During the past two elections, Republican Joe Walsh made a lot of waves in the suburbs — first defeating Democrat Melissa Bean of Barrington in 2010 to go to Congress an...
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Walsh gives advice to black conservatives in St. CharlesAug 30, 2013 5:30 am - Fresh off delivering his own controversial version of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s “I Have a Dream” speech on the radio Wednesday, former congressman Joe Walsh doub...
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Where will Cutler take Bears in pivotal year?Aug 30, 2013 5:00 am - Jay Cutler is entering his fifth year as the Chicago Bears quarterback. Hard to believe how fast time flies, but after further review the first four years have pretty mu...
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Americans driving less as car culture wanesAug 30, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — Driving in America has stalled, leading researchers to ask: Is the national love affair with the automobile over? After rising for decades, total vehicle us...