All Stories from July 11, 2019 (Change date)
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White man indicted in killing of black teen over rap musicJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - A white man who authorities say was out of prison for two days when he stabbed a black teen on July 4th because he felt threatened by the youth's rap musi...
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Former Baylor player's sex assault conviction overturnedJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - WACO, Texas (AP) - A Texas appeals court has overturned for a second time the sexual assault conviction of a former Baylor University football player whose case ignited ...
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Bosnian Muslims mark 1995 massacre of thousands with burialsJul 11, 2019 7:00 am - SREBRENICA, Bosnia-Herzegovina (AP) - Thousands of mourners gathered Thursday to commemorate the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica massacre, the worst mass killing in E...
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Wet and wild: Water features make a summertime splash at suburban spray parksJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - Once upon a time, when kids wanted to cool off on a hot summer's day, they slipped into their bathing suits, set up a sprinkler in the backyard and ran through the cold ...
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10 hot tickets: Elvis Costello, J Balvin and 'Baby Shark Live!' on sale this weekendJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - Mini Ladd: 8 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 8, at Vic Theatre, 3145 N. Sheffield Ave., Chicago: YouTube gamer and video blogger. $35. On sale now (tickets purchased for Park West ho...
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'Stuber' pairs angry cop, low-key Uber driver in hit-and-miss action comedyJul 11, 2019 6:00 am - "Stuber" - ★ ★ ½ "What do I do to make this all stop?" Stu the Uber driver says in Michael Dowse's violent, repetitive buddy action comedy "Stuber." Good question. If fi...
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Constable: 'Ditch weed' still part of marijuana's new frontier in IllinoisJul 11, 2019 5:33 am - In the summer of 1970, when marijuana was giving Pabst Blue Ribbon a run as the drug of choice among rural teenagers, I was a sixth-grader chopping it down. The Chicago ...
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Lisle veteran hopes for state's first all-female 'honor flight'Jul 11, 2019 5:30 am - Veteran Virginia "Ginny" Narsete has an ambitious goal: help organize the first all-female veteran "honor flight" from Illinois to the nation's capital. Back in her day,...
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Community colleges are weighing cannabis programs. One big problem: federal law.Jul 11, 2019 5:28 am - Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing...
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Elgin library plans to tighten budget to increase salariesJul 11, 2019 5:22 am - The Gail Borden Public Library District's proposed new budget includes a general tightening of expenses across the board so salaries can be raised gradually by the time ...