All Stories from August 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Notable deaths last weekAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - • Few would recognize his face, but most knew his voice: the booming baritone that for nearly four decades heralded "Saturday Night Live." Don Pardo, the eras-spanning r...
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New law could shed light on transit employmentAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - The Regional Transportation Authority eventually will have to include on its website information about worker salaries and spending at Metra, Pace and the Chicago Transi...
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A closer look at the rich, mysterious Koch brothersAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - WASHINGTON - They are the outsized force in modern American politics, the best-known brand of the big money era, yet still something of a mystery to those who cash their...
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Lombard families celebrate abolitionistAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - Sheldon Peck's accomplishments were celebrated this weekend with a special three-day "Peckapalooza" event at his homestead in Lombard. Members of the Lombard Historical ...
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What will losing Raji do to Packers D?Aug 23, 2014 1:01 am - GREEN BAY, Wis. - After a nice showing by the starters, the Packers appear as if they will need to move forward this season without a key defensive lineman. Nose tackle ...
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Muggy, hot weather staying put with 'persistent system'Aug 23, 2014 1:01 am - After torrential rains drenched parts of the suburbs, forecasters are calling for a dry, but muggy end to the weekend. One of the highest rainfall totals was reported in...
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Purdue balks at use of its brand in panned filmAug 23, 2014 1:01 am - WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Purdue University lawyers are looking into a new movie that makes frequent references to the school even though the university refused to grant p...
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White Sox keep sliding with 5-3 loss to YanksAug 23, 2014 1:00 am - NEW YORK — Carlos Beltran gave the Yankees' struggling offense a jolt with a home run in his return to the lineup, Martin Prado had another go-ahead hit and New York bea...
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Police: Man charged after hitting pedestrian in Round Lake ParkAug 23, 2014 1:00 am - A 38-year-old Round Lake Park man faces drunken driving charges after witnesses reported his blue 1994 Chevy swerved off Washington Street and struck an 18-year-old woma...
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Chicago Little League team advances to title gameAug 23, 2014 1:00 am - SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. — Joshua Houston survived a rocky start to pitch five innings and also brought in the tying run with a single in the fifth to lead Chicago past L...