All Stories from August 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Rosemont gets smoking exemption for potential showAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - A new law would allow the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont to hold a tobacco trade show, a rare example of the state allowing an exemption to Illinois' i...
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White Sox waste Abreu's homer, lose to YankeesAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — White Sox manager Robin Ventura has seen it too many times this season. Jose Abreu gave Chicago the lead with a three-run homer in the first inning but the Ne...
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Carmel focused on getting off on right footAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - With a hard-plastic boot on his left foot, Andy Bitto traversed his Carmel Catholic football team's stadium turf alternating between a four-wheeled scooter and 4 x 2 tra...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - Unpack your “Star Wars” stormtrooper suit or slip on a cape: Wizard World Chicago Comic Con arrives this weekend in Rosemont, The convention, a celebration of comic book...
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College of DuPage votes to cut tuition next springAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - College of DuPage trustees have voted to cut tuition by $4 per credit hour beginning with the spring 2015 semester — just months after approving a $4 increase that's tak...
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Visiting fans making voices heard at WrigleyAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - An interesting phenomenon took place in Chicago this week. All around town, baseball fans walked the streets decked out in black and orange. Many were San Francisco Gia...
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Sky win first playoff game in nailbiting fashionAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - ATLANTA — Courtney Vandersloot hit the game-winning jumper from the top of the key with 20 seconds left to lead the Sky to an 80-77 win over the Dream in the first game...
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Buffalo Grove named of one Illinois' safest citiesAug 22, 2014 1:00 am - The Village of Buffalo Grove has been named the second safest city in the state by a real estate brokerage firm. All 10 cities on the list were in the suburbs. Other No...
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No rush by lenders to use new credit scoreAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - WASHINGTON - You may have noticed the big media splash recently when Fair Isaac, developer of the iconic FICO credit score, announced the debut of a new score version th...
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Tackling cleanup after a stormAug 22, 2014 12:01 am - Most of us do-it-yourselfers will tackle their own, or a neighbor's, cleanup after a storm. It's easy to go around picking up debris, tree limbs and other stuff, but if ...