All Stories from August 16, 2014 (Change date)
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DVD previews: 'Amazing Spider-Man 2,' 'Quiet Ones'Aug 16, 2014 5:45 am - Here is a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 19: "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" (PG-13, 142 minutes, Sony): This sequel is a strenuously chipper but nonetheless saggy...
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Pros and cons of power washingAug 16, 2014 5:45 am - It's not just national monuments like Mount Rushmore than could benefit from a good power wash every now and then. Is there grime on your siding that good old-fashioned ...
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Book notes: Tawni O'Dell talks 'One of Us' in GurneeAug 16, 2014 5:45 am - • Meet children's book authors Kelly Barnhill ("The Witch's Boy") and Elana K. Arnold ("The Question of Miracles") as they discuss their works at a breakfast/snack autho...
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Kellan Lutz says Robin Williams was role modelAug 16, 2014 5:30 am - NEW YORK - "Twilight" star Kellan Lutz teared up when he talked about the death of Robin Williams, saying he saw the actor-comedian as a model for how to be a dad. The ...
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Will thoroughbred bring incredible ending to family's incredible story?Aug 16, 2014 5:30 am - This is a story of an ownership group, Hit the Board Stables, which features partners from California to Kentucky, formed for the love — and the fun — of the game of hor...
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On the road: It's almost time for apple seasonAug 16, 2014 5:30 am - Chicago Art full of soul Bucktown Arts Fest may have started as a small gathering of local artisans, but now in its 29th year, it's a premier collection of painters...
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The SoapboxAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Two swings, two misses: For the second time in two years, the Arlington Heights electoral board will keep voters from making any decisions on local term limits. Whi...
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U.S. unjustly holding back Ebola medicationAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - No valid reason exists for keeping the medication that stopped the deadly Ebola virus in two Americans from the people of West Africa. This trial drug has not been appro...
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Can't afford yet another tax increaseAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - I was shocked to see that once again our taxes are going up. When is enough enough already? Our property taxes are high enough. Three St. Charles school board members th...
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Ruling's implications scary to contemplateAug 16, 2014 5:01 am - Ruling's implications scary to contemplate It is disturbing that Christian corporations seem to be given special treatment to exemption from existing law by the Sup...