All Stories from August 5, 2014 (Change date)
-
ADM 2Q profit more than doublesAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - DECATUR - ADM's profit more than doubled during the second quarter as grain exports rebounded and demand for ethanol was strong. The Decatur company posted net income ...
-
Afghan attack kills U.S. major general, wounds 15Aug 05, 2014 1:01 am - KABUL, Afghanistan - A man dressed in an Afghan army uniform opened fire Tuesday on NATO troops at a military base, killing a U.S. two-star general and wounding some 15 ...
-
Stargazing session:Aug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Openlands and the Chicago Astronomical Society host a telescope viewing session and stargazing talk from 8 to 10 p.m. Friday, Aug. 15, at the Openlands Lakeshore Preserv...
-
South Elgin celebrates National Night OutAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - South Elgin was among several Fox Valley communities participating in the 31st annual National Night Out Against Crime Tuesday with block parties, games and other activi...
-
Bank of America location to close in ElginAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - The Bank of America branch on Big Timber Road in Elgin is closing in November. Customers were mailed a letter Aug. 1, per the bank's policy of notifying people 90 days b...
-
Boy, 9, fatally stabbed by 12-year-old at Mich. playgroundAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - KENTWOOD, Mich. - A 9-year-old boy died after being repeatedly stabbed by a 12-year-old boy at a playground in western Michigan, police said Tuesday. Michael Conner Verk...
-
Gannett splits publishing, broadcasting in twoAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - MCLEAN, Va. - Gannett is splitting its broadcast and publishing business in two, joining other major media players in allowing fast growing TV and digital operations to ...
-
Pocic willing to learn the ropes from teammatesAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - BOURBONNAIS - While most of the Bears scurried off the practice field Tuesday at Olivet Nazarene University, a trio of offensive linemen decided that a little overtime w...
-
Waukegan considering statue to honor Ray BradburyAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - Waukegan is considering a new way to honor famed author Ray Bradbury. Bradbury lived in Waukegan until age 13. He wrote several books, including "Dandelion Wine," "Somet...
-
Red ceramic poppies spill from Tower of LondonAug 05, 2014 1:01 am - LONDON - A blood-red sea of ceramic poppies is spilling from the Tower of London to commemorate British and Commonwealth soldiers killed in World War I on the 100th anni...