All Stories from July 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Without radar, missile crew may not have identified jetJul 19, 2014 6:39 pm - LONDON - If Ukrainian rebels shot down the Malaysian jetliner, killing 298 people, it may have been because they didn't have the right systems in place to distinguish be...
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Damage from Washington wildfires 'hard to believe'Jul 20, 2014 9:28 am - PATEROS, Wash. - Residents strolled through the smoldering rubble of their neighborhoods, some wearing surgical masks to protect their lungs from the smoke and ash linge...
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Saturday fun at Vernon Hills' Summer CelebrationJul 19, 2014 5:51 pm - Music, food and fun have always been part of the Vernon Hills Summer Celebration, but this year's event included something different - a car show. Festivalgoers enjoyed...
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Prosecutors: Blagojevich lawyers misread rulingJul 19, 2014 1:05 am - CHICAGO - Prosecutors responded Friday to a new argument in Rod Blagojevich's appeal, saying the imprisoned ex-governor's lawyers misrepresented a recent U.S. Supreme Co...
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Donors visit future Ronald McDonald House in WinfieldJul 20, 2014 7:41 am - Major donors and future volunteers for the new Ronald McDonald House near Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield got a sneak peek Saturday at the construction progress of t...
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Konerko: White Sox not really good, but not bad eitherJul 20, 2014 5:37 pm - Leave it to Paul Konerko, again, to get it exactly right. On the topic of evaluating the White Sox, Konerko was dead-on with this observation: "I don't even know where w...
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HIV diagnosis rate fell by third in U.S. over decadeJul 20, 2014 9:28 am - NEW YORK - The rate of HIV infections diagnosed in the United States each year fell by one-third over the past decade, a government study finds. Experts celebrated it as...
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Study: National parks boost economy in WestJul 20, 2014 8:11 am - JACKSON, Wyo. - National parks and monuments boosted the economies of surrounding communities in Wyoming, Montana and Idaho by a combined $1.15 billion last year, accord...
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Florida jury slams RJ Reynolds with $23.6 billion in damagesJul 20, 2014 8:11 am - MIAMI - A Florida jury has slammed a tobacco company with $23.6 billion in punitive damages in a lawsuit filed by the widow of a longtime smoker who died of lung cancer ...
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Round Lake Park holds Summer FestivalJul 19, 2014 5:42 pm - The village of Round Lake Park held its Lake Front Summer Festival on Saturday, with plenty of entertainment. The fest kicked off at 3 p.m. along East Lake Shore Drive. ...