All Stories from July 2, 2014 (Change date)
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Fireworks and July 4: When we injure ourselves celebratingJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - It's all pomp and patriotism until someone burns a limb. The number of fireworks-related injuries soared to their highest level in more than a decade last year, accordin...
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Help reduce mosquito problem:Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - The Lake County Health Department has reactivated its West Nile virus Hotline, (847) 377-8300. This hotline also provides information about the potentially hazardous Wes...
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Quinn wins backing from teachers whose pensions he cutJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Months after Gov. Pat Quinn signed a controversial plan to cut its members' retirement benefits, the state's largest teachers union is backing him for re-election. The I...
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Lisle native to replace Jillian Michaels on 'Biggest Loser'Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Former American Gladiator and Lisle native Jennifer Widerstrom will replace longtime trainer Jillian Michaels on the upcoming season of NBC's "The Biggest Loser." Wider...
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Naperville 12-year-old's race raises $9,000 for Celiac FoundationJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Alex Morris wore bib No. 001 and finished in first place among women in a new 5K race this summer - one the Naperville 12-year-old planned herself. Alex's 5K RAGE, or Ra...
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Crews battling 2,700-acre wildfire in CaliforniaJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - POPE VALLEY, Calif. - Crews have worked through the night to build containment lines around a wildfire in rural Northern California that has burned more than 4 square mi...
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Antioch Movies in the park:Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Residents are invited to attend Antioch's first Movies in the Park of the summer to view "Frozen" on Wednesday, July 9, at Bandshell at 902 Skidmore Drive. All movies st...
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Local clergy hand out condoms at Aurora Hobby Lobby storeJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - A small group of clergy and representatives from Planned Parenthood handed out condoms Wednesday evening in front of a Hobby Lobby store in Aurora in response to this we...
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Garcia single lifts White Sox over Angels 3-2Jul 02, 2014 1:01 am - Leury Garcia drove in the winning run with a pinch-hit single off Michael Morin in the ninth inning to lift the White Sox to a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on...
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Bigfoot hair samples mostly from bears, wolvesJul 02, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - DNA testing is taking a bite out of the Bigfoot legend. After scientists analyzed more than 30 hair samples reportedly left behind by Bigfoot and similar mythic...