All Stories from June 27, 2014 (Change date)
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Wheaton garage sale benefits children in Ghana through Touch a LifeJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - It's a small world and getting smaller. For proof, look no further than this weekend when a Texas-based charitable organization will hold a garage sale in Wheaton to rai...
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NYC creates public defender system for immigrantsJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - New York City has created what advocates say is the nation's first system of public defenders for poor immigrants facing deportation. The New York Immigrant F...
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Beeler thrilled to start Game 1 SaturdayJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - The Cubs could have gone in several directions for a pitcher to start Saturday's day-night doubleheader against the Nationals. The path they chose led them to right-han...
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10-year contempt sentence upheld in 2009 Elgin murderJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - An appellate court has upheld a 10-year contempt of court sentence for an Elgin man who refused to testify about a 2009 murder after he struck a deal with prosecutors. R...
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Annual art exhibition brings colorful benches to Wauconda's Main StreetJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - Wildly colorful, hand-painted benches have appeared along a stretch of Main Street in downtown Wauconda, the latest edition of what's become an annual public art display...
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New York tourist known as plague survivor has diedJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - A man who nearly lost his life in New York City's first instance of bubonic plague in more than 100 years has died of an unrelated illness in a Santa Fe, New Mexico, hos...
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Ex-pastor charged with child sex abuseJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - A 57-year-old Chicago man has been charged with abusing a boy for six years. The Chicago Sun-Times reported that John Hays was arrested Thursday on charges of aggravated...
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Williams exits Wimbledon after 3-set battleJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - For 2 ½ hours, Venus Williams traded big serves and hard groundstrokes with Petra Kvitova on Centre Court. Williams was playing with some of the power and pace ...
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World Cup investment paying off for NikeJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Nike's fiscal fourth-quarter net income rose 5 percent as higher revenue in most geographic regions offset heavy investments in marketing for the World Cup so...
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Sponsorship of gay pride parades on the riseJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - SALT LAKE CITY - In between muscular men in Speedos gyrating to thumping dance music and drag queens decked out in formal gowns, Salt Lake City's gay pride parade also f...