All Stories from June 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Re-enactors stage Civil War skirmish at historic homestead in BensenvilleJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - At this time 150 years ago, members of Taylor's Battery would have been marching in Georgia, far from their hometown of Chicago, fighting Civil War skirmishes and prepar...
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U.S. mayors to use nature to fight climate changeJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - HOUSTON - Mayors from the GOP-dominated states of Texas and Arizona are calling on cities to use nature to fight the impacts of climate change, even while Republican gov...
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Sluman returning to site of his lone major titleJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - The Champions Tour players didn't all leave town after the Encompass Championship concluded. Many in Sunday's field stayed around for Monday's sectional qualifying round...
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Illinois private schools must now run shooting drillsJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKFORD - Private schools in Illinois will now have to conduct annual drills to prepare for potential school shootings and review their security preparations. Legislati...
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Suburban Pearl Harbor survivors hold final reunionJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - The ranks of Pearl Harbor survivors are dwindling, the inevitable result of the passage of time. Yet through the efforts of the survivors' descendants, the memory of the...
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Encompass win is on Lehman's termsJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - Ho hum, just another former major champion sinking just another 12-foot putt to avoid just another playoff to win the Encompass Championship. Last year it was Craig Stad...
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Man gets 18 years prison for sex attack of girlJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - BELLEVILLE, Ill. - An East ST. Louis man has been ordered to spend 18 years in prison for kidnapping a 12-year-old girl and sexually attacking her. The Belleville N...
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New Elgin BMX track operators hope to revitalize, attract ridersJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - Husband and wife team Jim and Jenna Barton of Belvidere have been trying to revitalize Elgin's BMX track since they took over as operators in the fall. Scoring the upcom...
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Concert in Island LakeJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - A band called Brass From the Past will perform a free concert on Friday, July 11, at Converse Park, 551 E. State Road in Island Lake. The show will begin at 7 p.m. Peopl...
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Businesses, Kokomo reach compromise on billboardsJun 22, 2014 1:01 am - KOKOMO, Ind. - Some of the 15 billboards that were destroyed by a tornado in November will be allowed to go back up under settlements between the city of Kokomo and the ...