All Stories from August 16, 2024 (Change date)
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Matsuyama, McCarthy tied for lead in opening PGA Tour playoff eventAug 16, 2024 9:35 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Hideki Matsuyama and Denny McCarthy combined to make nearly 300 feet of putts Friday, so it was no surprise to see them sharing the lead going into the s...
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Take cuttings now to overwinter annualsAug 16, 2024 9:02 pm - Hate to say goodbye to your annuals? Then don’t. Take cuttings to overwinter them and have fresh plants for next spring.
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Cardiac Cubs manage to win in 10th inning despite blowing lead in ninthAug 16, 2024 7:47 pm - The Cubs certainly feel a sense of urgency as they reach a relatively soft part of the schedule. On Friday, they squandered a 3-run lead in the ninth, but beat Toronto 6-5 in 10 innings on a walk-off single by Seiya Suzuki.
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Arlington Heights school nurse charged with giving students wrong medicationAug 16, 2024 6:27 pm - After an investigation that took nearly four months, an Arlington Heights school nurse was charged Friday in connection with misappropriating medication prescribed to stu...
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Strike by drivers hits Chicago paratransit ridersAug 16, 2024 6:25 pm - Chicago residents with disabilities face challenges getting around amid a strike by Pace paratransit drivers.
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As college football evolves, so does the relationship between players and their CEO-like coachesAug 16, 2024 6:04 pm - This tumultuous and uncertain period of college football, with rules about player compensation and transfers seemingly changing every six months, has made more than a few coaches — including Nick Saban — question whether the job is really for them anymore.
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‘It’s all about the bumblebees’: Dogs looking for nests help effort to boost pollinator habitats and populationAug 16, 2024 5:06 pm - Specially-trained dogs were used in Lake County forest preserves this year to locate bumblebee nests in an effort to improve pollinator habitat.
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Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines closed, sold to new ownerAug 16, 2024 5:00 pm - Jimmy’s Restaurant in Des Plaines was sold on Aug. 6. Its future is up in the air.
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Cook County jail corrections officer charged with drug possessionAug 16, 2024 4:58 pm - The Cook County sheriff’s department announced the arrest of a corrections officer at the Cook County jail on drug charges following an internal investigation of reports of individuals attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility.
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Hinsdale opens Little League World Series with a lossAug 16, 2024 4:40 pm - The Hawaii ballclub on Friday beat Hinsdale 5-0 at Little League Baseball World Series.