All Stories from July 7, 2014 (Change date)
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2 Boomers to join Frontier League all-starsJul 07, 2014 2:01 pm - Outfielder Justin Vasquez and second baseman Jordan Dean will represent the Schaumburg Boomers at the 2014 Frontier League All-Star Game, team officials announced Monday...
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'Act of War' is heart-pounding thrillerJul 07, 2014 1:45 pm - In Brad Thor's latest thriller, "Act of War," Scot Harvath finds his hands full when a snag-and-grab operation for a terrorist unveils surprising information. It involve...
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Individual-game Bears tickets on sale ThursdayJul 07, 2014 11:45 am - Individual-game tickets to Chicago Bears games will go on sale through Ticketmaster starting at 11 a.m. Thursday, team officials announced. All Ticketmaster sales are vi...
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Jeff Abbott's 'Inside Man' doesn't disappointJul 07, 2014 11:30 am - “Inside Man,” the fourth novel by Jeff Abbott to feature bar owner and ex-CIA agent Sam Capra, continues one of the best ongoing series in the thriller genre. Readers ...
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NIU, Illini, NU land players on Hornung Watch ListJul 07, 2014 10:01 am - College football players from Northern Illinois University, Illinois and Northwestern were named to the 2014 Paul Hornung Award Watch List by the Louisville Sports Commi...
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Weekend picks: Lady Gaga brings ArtRave to Chicago's United CenterJul 07, 2014 10:00 am - Fame Monster: Expect plenty of eye-boggling pop spectacle when Lady Gaga returns to town with ArtRave: The Artpop Ball tour today at the United Center, 1901 W. Madis...
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U.S.-born banda singers find success in Mexico, U.S.Jul 07, 2014 6:15 am - MEXICO CITY - Banda music is the soundtrack of modern Mexico, with its thumping polka beat and trumpets blasting everywhere from rural fairs to working-class Mexico City...
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It takes many clovers to make a meadowJul 07, 2014 6:01 am - "To make a prairie it takes a clover and one bee," wrote 19th century American poet Emily Dickinson. "One clover, and a bee, and revery …" As a naturalist, I love Dickin...
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Stylists offer easy ways to perk up your porchJul 07, 2014 6:00 am - When this Fox Valley homeowner decided to add a porch onto her house, she knew that it was a case of go big or go home. “I didn't want it to be so narrow that we were f...
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Treat hypoglycemia with quick intake of sugarJul 07, 2014 6:00 am - Q: I recently started taking medication for Type 2 diabetes. My doctor warned me about hypoglycemia. What signs should I look out for? What should I do if I experience t...