All Stories from August 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Schaumburg Township tax appeals due Sept. 19Aug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Schaumburg Township Assessor John Lawson announced Tuesday that the Cook County assessor will accept property assessment appeals through Sept. 19. Appeals may be done at...
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5,000-8,000 gallons of fuel oil spills into Ohio RiverAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - CINCINNATI - An estimated 5,000 to 8,000 gallons of fuel oil spilled into the Ohio River, closing about a 15-mile section of the waterway southeast of Cincinnati. A Coas...
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Lake Villa school starts school year as home for kindergarten program in new districtAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Just as it has since 1910, the school building at Grand Avenue and Route 83 in Lake Villa teemed with students and teachers Tuesday. Only a few months ago, it seemed Jos...
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Big Timber Road closed west of McLean Blvd. in ElginAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Big Timber Road will be closed through at least Friday to accommodate repair work on the railroad track spur at 1600 Big Timber Road. The roadwork, from Todd Farm Drive...
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Oregon woman accused of setting husband on fireAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - MOUNT ANGEL, Ore. - An Oregon woman accused of setting her husband on fire because of an argument over weed killer is jailed on an attempted murder charge. KPTV reports...
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Robin Williams found dead in his homeAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Robin Williams, the Academy Award winner and comic supernova whose explosions of pop culture riffs and impressions dazzled audiences for decades and...
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Hackers steal encrypted passwords of meetme social network usersAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Hackers gained access to some names, e-mails and encrypted passwords of users of MeetMe Inc.'s social network, the company said. The attack occurred between Aug. 5-7, sa...
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Tollway explores how to pay for Route 53 extensionAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Reinstating the Deerfield Toll Plaza on the Tri-State Tollway (I-94/I-294) or a new gas tax in Lake County could help bridge a nearly $2.87 billion shortfall in paying t...
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Kirk pushing to reauthorize Export-Import BankAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk continues to push for the reauthorization of the Export-Import Bank. The Illinois Republican on Monday hosted a business roundtable in Chicago for E...
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Veteran rock climber killed in fall in YosemiteAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - SEBASTOPOL, Calif. - Authorities say a veteran rock climber died in a fall while climbing alone in Yosemite National Park - just hours after proposing to his girlfriend ...