All Stories from August 1, 2014 (Change date)
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Vodka goes back to basicsAug 01, 2014 5:30 am - We've had cream-flavored vodka, candy-flavored vodka, even breakfast cereal-flavored vodka. Now, producers are betting on something different, vodka that tastes like ......
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Taste of Roselle offers 'hometown party atmosphere'Aug 01, 2014 5:30 am - At a time when many towns are competing to make their festivals bigger and flashier, the organizers of Taste of Roselle say they're primarily focused on maintaining a do...
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Is it too early for Cutler MVP talk?Aug 01, 2014 5:18 am - I'm doing something I didn't think was possible this NFL season - I'm jumping on the Jay Cutler bandwagon. While there is MVP talk swirling around him (and hopefully tha...
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Dawn Patrol: Cyclist hit by train; burglary suspect charged in ElginAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - Cyclist killed by Metra train in Des Plaines A bicyclist was killed on Thursday night after being hit by a Metra train near the Cumberland stop in Des Plaines. The ...
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Disagreement OK, but silencing writers is notAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - Once again I must take issue with those like Mr. Dennis Johnson ("Leftist writers can't see error of ways," July 29), who would silence writers and others who do not agr...
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Permanent solution to homelessness neededAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - Since many cities around the country have suddenly discovered that homelessness is either a misdemeanor or a felony, is jailing them and providing food and shelter the a...
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Biotech industry can lead way to economic recoveryAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - A new Gallup poll should send shock waves through Springfield. Half of Illinois' residents said they'd leave the state if they could. Nearly one in five are planning to ...
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We're too loose with the hyphen on nationalitiesAug 01, 2014 5:01 am - I like newspapers. I grew up in a household that received a morning paper, an evening paper and a local weekly paper. Now my husband and I find it hard to start our day ...
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Campaigns working to get people to vote early, by mailAug 01, 2014 5:00 am - Labor Day, the unofficial opening of campaign season, is still a month away, but one new and potentially big strategy in politicians' campaigns for votes starts next wee...
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NFL's shameful Ray Rice charade continuesAug 01, 2014 5:00 am - The NFL's Ray Rice Tour made its latest stop Thursday in Owings Mills, Md., where after practice at the Ravens' training facility Baltimore coach John Harbaugh continued...