All Stories from August 15, 2018 (Change date)
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Hawthorn District 73 referendum strategy: Keep it simpleAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - The decision by Hawthorn District 73 to seek $48.7 million from taxpayers in November for school renovations and expansions took months of laborious discussion, public s...
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Uninformed generalizationAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - On Monday, Aug. 6, Randy Rossi says he finally had a debate with a liberal and notes that this one per-son was unaware of a number of facts about immigration status in ...
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Northwest Community Hospital marks 5,000th robotic surgeryAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - It wasn't that long ago when hospitals performed only open surgeries requiring large incisions and extended recovery times to deal with pain. Then came laparoscopy - usi...
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Dogs lose 18th one-run game to Sioux CityAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - Sioux City, Iowa - Josh Goossen-Brown turned in a quality start, but the Dogs stranded eight runners in a 3-2 loss to the Sioux City Explorers Wednesday night in their f...
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'Stomp a Grape Like Lucy' at Lynfred Winery's Oktoberfest and Pig RoastAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - If the leaves have begun to change it can only mean one thing; it's time for Lynfred's annual Oktoberfest & Pig Roast! On Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 29-30, celebrate tw...
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Long Grove joins suburbs raising concerns about Foxconn project in WisconsinAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - Long Grove has joined four other suburban governments in opposing Wisconsin's purported plan to waive environmental restrictions for a Foxconn manufacturing plant being ...
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Suicide bomber targets Shiite students in Kabul, killing 48Aug 15, 2018 1:00 am - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) - A suicide bomber targeted students preparing for university exams in a Shiite neighborhood of Kabul on Wednesday, killing at least 48 people an...
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District 200 pulls back on new Jefferson center, looks to referendum after allAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - The Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 school board will vote Monday on whether to seek voter permission for a third time to build a new Jefferson Early Childhood Cen...
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Kansas governor concedes, says he will endorse Kris KobachAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - WICHITA, Kan. - Kansas Gov. Jeff Colyer says he will endorse Republican nominee for governor Kris Kobach after conceding in the state's GOP primary in a surprise announc...
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Was Smokey Bear Wrong? How a beloved character may have helped fuel catastrophic firesAug 15, 2018 1:00 am - First off, let's ditch "the." It's officially "Smokey Bear." The definite article only got shoehorned in there in 1952, when his fame was snowballing and a pair of songw...