All Stories from August 21, 2014 (Change date)
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Returning talent has Wheeling feeling confidentAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - This could be the breakthrough year that Wheeling and coach Brent Pearlman have been waiting for. Wheeling has not made the state playoffs since 2008 and has only quali...
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Family Dollar spurns Dollar General bid on antitrust concernAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Family Dollar Stores Inc. spurned a $9 billion offer from Dollar General Corp. in favor of a lower bid from Dollar Tree Inc., saying it was concerned the Dollar General ...
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Could online voter registration affect election outcome?Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illinoisans started registering to vote online for the first time in June, and the daily tally of applications is beginning to grow. About 100 people apply every day now...
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'Walking Dead' star part of traffic safety pushAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois officials will trot out a TV star to emphasize holiday traffic safety. Michael Rooker - who played Merle Dixon on the hit television series, "The Walking Dead,...
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Traffic delays expected on Aurora's Reckinger RoadAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Traffic on Reckinger Road at Farnsworth Avenue on Aurora's east side will be limited to right turns on Friday as part of the city's water main reconstruction project. Fr...
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Bank of America settlement likely to benefit fewAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - Bank of America's record $16.65 billion settlement for its role in selling shoddy mortgage bonds - $7 billion of it geared for consumer relief - offers a gl...
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As US airstrikes in Iraq grow, details stay thinAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - America has returned to war, of a sort, in Iraq with airstrikes that have intensified in recent days against Islamic State militants. But details about the ...
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Hersey hoping to stay on topAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - What a difference a year has made for Hersey. Just 12 months ago, the Huskies had not won a conference championship in 37 years. At the same time, Joe Pardun was the def...
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Applications for U.S. unemployment aid fall to 298,000Aug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Fewer people applied for U.S. unemployment benefits last week, another sign the job market is improving. The Labor Department said Thursday that weekly claims for jobles...
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Chicago plans another Jackie Robinson watch partyAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - The city of Chicago plans to host another watch party for fans of Jackie Robinson West, the team playing in the Little League World Series. Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel sa...