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august 16
- Springfield High's Ryan Gelber checks in from football practice
- Free food at the Illinois State Fair
- Best comments on Sarah Palin's visit to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum ...
- 15 Minutes of Fame: Solahib Hameed
- Teen poll: What was the best and worst part of your summer?
- The write decision?
- No construction disruptions expected for city students
- Illinois lottery sales up 3 percent to set new record
- Former bank manager sentenced for embezzlement
- PCCC work slated to start soon
- Iles Elementary School reaches International Baccalaureate status
- Deal opens way for westside nursing home
- Schnucks shooting for Aug. 27 to reopen Sangamon Ave. store
- Bed bugs being found in central Illinois
- Great weather, big concert draw throngs to state fair
- Stage collapse doesn't deter Illinois State Fair Grandstand patrons
- Tiny 'park' provides mini-oasis downtown
- Plans announced for scrap-metal recycling plant at Riverton
- Today’s fair harness racing card features 15 races
- ‘Pottermore’ access as tricky as Rowling’s books
- Three people injured in a crash on Interstate 72
- 20-year-old city man faces drug charge
- Letter: City just makes things hard
- Three people hurt in Illinois 4 accident
- Fans flock to Graceland to remember Elvis Presley
- Is your child’s backpack too heavy?
- Peterman takes a gamble on Las Vegas UFL team
- Quinn OKs 2 new farmers' market laws
- Vehicles collide at Livingston, Cook streets
- Today's weather: Reheating
- Letter: Invest in rehabbing homes
- 5 injured in explosion reported in northeastern Illinois
- Shannon Fehrholz: Restore pay of regional school superintendents, assistants
- Letter: Tea party should get credit
- Anniversaries: Meister–50th
- 'Leaving Maxine' hard to walk away from
- Champion Illinois State Fair animals to be sold tonight
- Illinois man dies 2 months after trying to steal copper wire
- Back-to-school cheerleading rally Saturday at White Oaks Mall
- Former Illini, Sliders shortstop Parr breaks cheekbone, tooth
- New law creates environmental justice commission
- Anniversaries: Robinson–50th
- Healthy Hawthorne will be a big help for Illini
- Survey: Cell phones a lifeline, boredom staller
- Gallery: Pack 79 flag ceremony at GES ribbon-cutting
- Letter: Things have changed on farm
- For the Record: Aug. 16
- Our Opinion: MacArthur Park Apartments crackdown serves as a warning
- Home burglarized on 17th Street
- Police investigating man's death
- Quinn to Emanuel: Don't count on gambling money
- Titans win on tiebreaker
- Rezko still on for Oct. 21 sentencing
- Britt: 'Yes We Can' in the can
- Church retreat helps prepare freshmen for high school
- Prep Spotlight: Glenwood wins golf meet on tiebreaker
- Man chased by Edinburg police
- Freshman has edge in battle for punter
- Illini lose basketball exhibition to New Zealand
- Sherman board meeting rescheduled due to state fair
- Granlund cartoon: Obama bus tour and jobs
- Marcos Ambrose ends frustration, gets 1st win
- Former Illini shortstop Josh Parr breaks cheekbone, tooth
- September Go Green stories
- Britt cartoon: 'Yes we can' in the can
- Terry Marotta: Just follow the bouncing ball
- Kevin Frisch: Bachmann has straw poll in Iowa, Perry has star power in Texas
- Family Time: Enjoy the warm weather with outdoor activities that come naturally to your pet
- Liccar cartoon: Obama approval ratings
- Kyle Busch laments error that put him in third at The Glen
- 9/11 newspaper front pages
- Chris Gill: The Glen hits Chase hopefuls hard
- Boris Said has a message for Greg Biffle
- Chicago Bears' defensive line gets perked up by depth
- Basic kitchen tools and spices every cook needs
- Hawthorne healthy, growing up as Illini cornerback
- Morning Minutes: Aug. 16
- Back to School Word Find
- Kent Bush: What I wish I knew in school
- Tough chapter for Massachusetts libraries
- Peter Costa: Taking stock of summer
- Food for Thought: Kitchen basics
- Michael Winship: The new era of hostage politics
- Family Time: Enjoy the warm weather with outdoor activities that come naturally to your pet
- Brad Keselowski is the king of pain
- Weekly food page: Cool cukes
- Jim Hillibish: Make it a real Arizona Chili Cheeseburger
- To do tonight: Watch 'MasterChef' Season 2 finale
- Food for Thought: Kitchen basics
- Today in the news: Google buys Motorola Mobility
- Summer kids content: Activities on picnics, camping, sidewalk games
- Follow today's action at the Illinois State Fair
- What to do when you fall off the fitness wagon?