All Stories from August 20, 2014 (Change date)
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Prison company pays $8 million in back wagesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - CALIFORNIA CITY, Calif. - The nation's largest private prison company has paid more than $8 million in back wages and benefits to current and former employees at its fe...
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Jury upholds firing of DuPage County workerAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - A federal jury upheld the firing of a DuPage County employee in 2012 who filed suit against the county saying the termination violated her rights, DuPage officials said....
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Websites offer new revenue optionsAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - BLOOMINGTON - Mary O'Connor is struggling to keep her business open, so she turned to social media. The owner of Take A Bite Food Coaching Services, a Bloomington vegan ...
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Sloppy Mariners lose 4-3 to PhilliesAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - PHILADELPHIA - A rare display of sloppy baseball halted the Mariners' hot streak. Wil Nieves doubled and had three hits and Cole Hamels got a victory when he wasn't at h...
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Texas' Perry smiles for mug shot, but what's next?Aug 20, 2014 1:01 am - AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Texas Gov. Rick Perry gave a confident, wry smile beneath flawless hair for his mug shot. Then he went out for a vanilla ice cream. That's ho...
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Virginia prepares for possibility of gay marriageAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - NORFOLK, Va. - Virginia officials are preparing for the possibility that same-sex couples will be able to wed in the state Thursday by drafting a revised marriage licens...
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Sex assault charge leads to officer's firingAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - GRANT PARK, Ill. - A police lieutenant in the Kankakee County community of Grant Park has been fired after being charged with criminal sexual assault. Stephen Nardi of S...
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Archdiocese clears former Schaumburg pastor of abuse allegationAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - New information has cleared a former pastor of St. Matthew Catholic Church in Schaumburg of allegations he sexually abused a young parishioner, leading to his reinstatem...
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36 dead, 7 missing in Hiroshima landslideAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - TOKYO - Rain-sodden slopes collapsed in torrents of mud, rock and debris Wednesday on the outskirts of Hiroshima city, killing at least 36 people and leaving seven missi...
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Work to begin next week on Hough-Main project in BarringtonAug 20, 2014 1:01 am - Construction will begin Monday on a long-awaited retail development at Hough and Main streets in downtown Barrington, the village announced Wednesday. Workers will begin...