All Stories from August 9, 2020 (Change date)
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Fire safety with wood shake roofingAug 09, 2020 6:00 am - Q: In a past article, you cautioned readers against the use of wood shake roofing because of fire-safety issues. Haven't you ever heard of fire-retardant shakes and shin...
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Politicking in CongressAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - A lot of people are worried about the future of our country, but sadly one group we expect to be working on that - i.e., the U.S. Congress - is not doing the job. Just l...
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Ticket balancing may be risky for Joe BidenAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - If the presidential nominating process is the weakest part of our political system -- and, perhaps not coincidentally, one not referenced by the founders -- the vice pre...
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U.S. tops 5 million confirmed virus cases, to Europe's alarm.Aug 09, 2020 1:00 am - ROME - With confirmed coronavirus cases in the U.S. hitting 5 million Sunday, by far the highest of any country, the failure of the most powerful nation in the world to ...
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Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoonAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Today's Opinion Page editorial cartoon ...
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Gov. Pritzker pushes mask compliance as Illinois announces 1,382 new virus casesAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker Sunday urged a committee of legislators to approve proposed Illinois Department of Public Health rules to bring businesses into compliance if they are...
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Aug. 9 COVID-19 cases per county; search by ZIP codeAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Interactive map Suburbs' portion Since the outbreak began, there have been 94,658 cases in the suburbs as of Sunday. That's 49% of the state's total, acc...
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Lincolnshire seeks volunteersAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Lincolnshire is seeking volunteers to serve on its architectural review board and park board. The architecture review board has vacancies for one regular ...
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Elgin police investigate Friday shootingAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin police are investigating a shooting that happened about 4:30 p.m. Friday on the 300 block of Watch Court. An adult male suffered a gunshot wound that was not life-...
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Rozner: Crawford vs. Lehner adds to Blackhawks dramaAug 09, 2020 1:00 am - When the Blackhawks traded Robin Lehner, they certainly didn't think they would be playing postseason hockey. So when they moved their goaltender to Vegas, there was obv...