All Stories from August 21, 2014 (Change date)
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California drought stings bees, honey suppliesAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - LOS BANOS, Calif. - California's record drought hasn't been sweet to honeybees, and it's creating a sticky situation for beekeepers and honey buyers. The state is tradit...
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5-year term for man who threw chair at officerAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - A man has been sentenced to five years in prison for throwing a courtroom chair at a Joliet police officer just as jurors in a civil rights trial announced a verdict in ...
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Long Grove debating whether to renovate or replace iconic covered bridgeAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - Long Grove's more than 100-year-old covered bridge has such a strong link to the village that its image is part of the official government logo. On the western edge of t...
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8-year prison term for Aurora child sex assaultAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - A 21-year-old Aurora man was sentenced to eight years in prison this week after admitting to raping a girl younger than 12 that he knew, according to Kane County prosecu...
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Waukegan should back Clean Power campaignAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - The Clean Power Lake County campaign submitted letters signed by 26 state and local public officials to NRG Energy CEO David Crane, expressing their concerns regarding p...
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Russian aid convoy advances toward UkraineAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - KIEV, Ukraine - Fierce fighting raged in eastern Ukraine on Thursday in what appeared to be a last-gasp attempt by government troops to snatch back territory from pro-Ru...
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Scouting the Hinsdale South HornetsAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - How awesome was Josh King's off-season? The Hinsdale South defensive lineman garnered a flurry of scholarship offers as he rose to become the state's top-rated junior f...
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Slain journalist spent time with Indiana troopsAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - INDIANAPOLIS - The American journalist beheaded by the Islamic State extremist group had gone to Iraq with Indiana National Guard soldiers during a 2008 deployment. Jame...
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Gov. Nixon taking National Guard out of FergusonAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - FERGUSON, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon on Thursday ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson, where nightly scenes of unrest have erupted since a wh...
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Stocks advance to put S&P 500 at a record highAug 21, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - The stock market advanced for a fourth straight day Thursday, pushing the Standard & Poor's 500 index to a record high. Investors were encouraged by news tha...