All Stories from August 19, 2014 (Change date)
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Illinois sees year's 1st human case of West NileAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Associated Press SPRINGFIELD -- Health officials in Illinois are reporting the state's first human case of West Nile virus this year. A woman in her 70s got sick last mo...
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Rauner urges quick decision on term limits measureAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - SPRINGFIELD - Advocates for term limits in Illinois say the state Supreme Court likely will decide whether the issue can appear on the November ballot, no matter how an ...
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Indiana woman pleads guilty of trying to abduct babyAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - MUNCIE, Ind. - A central Indiana woman has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an attack during which police say she wrapped an electrical cord around a mother's th...
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Jordan Danks spraying to all fieldsAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - This is the third straight year Jordan Danks has bounced back and forth between the minor leagues and majors. The 28-year-old outfielder might have finally discovered a ...
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MAC Commissioner: ESPN deal brings stabilityAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - BRISTOL, Conn. - Mid-American Conference Commissioner Jon Steinbrecher says the league's new 13-year media rights agreement with ESPN provides long-term stability to the...
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Visitor agency banks on agritourismAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - CHAMPAIGN - Prairie Fruits Farm earned its reputation by producing goat's-milk cheese and gelato. Now the farm just north of Champaign-Urbana is milking agritourism for ...
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Island Lake commission meets:Aug 19, 2014 1:01 am - Island Lake's new planning and zoning commission will meet Thursday. The members will be sworn in and then hear from village attorney David McArdle about their duties. N...
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Police: Woman left baby in car while shoppingAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - LEESBURG, Fla. - Officials say a Florida mother faces child neglect charges after leaving her 1-year-old daughter in the car while she shopped in grocery and liquor sto...
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Stocks rise as U.S. home construction reboundsAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A summer swoon for the stock market appears to be over for now. The Standard & Poor's 500 index closed within six points of its all-time high Tuesday, less t...
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Former Bears linebacker Tim Shaw says he has ALSAug 19, 2014 1:01 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Former NFL linebacker Tim Shaw has announced that he has ALS. In a 25-second video posted Tuesday on the Tennessee Titans' web site, the 30-year-old ...