All Stories from August 21, 2014 (Change date)
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Crystal Lake South shoots for playoff returnAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - There is no superstar on this year's Crystal Lake South football team, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. In the absence of graduated quarterback/receiver/safety Au...
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Firefighters called to Gurnee Donuts for second time this weekAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Firefighters were called to Gurnee Donuts in downtown Gurnee for a second time this week on a report of a possible fire. Deputy Fire Chief John Kavanagh said employees a...
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Wisconsin police given $28 million in surplus military gearAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - MADISON, Wis. - Records show the Pentagon has given police agencies in Wisconsin more than $28 million in surplus military gear in the past decade, including assault rif...
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Hostess closing bakery that created the TwinkieAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Hostess Brands plans to close the suburban bakery where the Twinkie was invented in 1930, cutting 400 jobs and shuttering a piece of American baking history. The company...
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Scouting the Benet RedwingsAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Disappointment morphed into motivation for Benet's football team. Coming off a state semifinal appearance in 2012, the Redwings looked like worldbeaters while racing to ...
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Sears 2Q loss widens on sluggish salesAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings Inc. recorded a hefty second-quarter loss Thursday on another sales slump, raising more concerns about the future of a company that ...
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New era for Daniels, Christian LibertyAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - It's the beginning of the new era for Christian Liberty football this season. The Chargers have turned the program over to first-year coach Dave Daniels, who was the off...
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Classes resume in High School District 211Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Classes resumed Thursday after summer break in Palatine-Schaumburg Township High School District 211, the largest high school district in the state. The district's schoo...
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Liberia gives food in slum sealed to stop EbolaAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - MONROVIA, Liberia - Government officials handed out bags of rice and sachets of drinking water Thursday to residents of an impoverished slum in Liberia's capital where t...
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Official: Militants asked $132.5 million ransomAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - A U.S. official says the Islamic State militants who beheaded American journalist James Foley in Syria had demanded $132.5 million - or 100 million Euros - ...