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    Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads

    Among the challenges college seniors such as National Louis University’s Sarah Ridder and Liz Tsybulski will face when entering the workforce is the pay gap. A report by the American Association of University Women finds women are paid an average of 18 percent less than men one year after graduation.

    May 19, 2013 11:40 AM

    As college seniors enter the workforce, some are frustrated by one factor that still enters the salary equation -- gender. According to the American Association of University Women, a gender pay gap not only exists, but it develops right away. Women working full time one year after graduation are paid an average of 18 percent less than men also working full time one year later. “We were really trying to get at a group that was as close to the same as possible right out of college," said...

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    Fire damages fort at Naper Settlement museum

    The Fort Payne building at the Naper Settlement living-history museum in Naperville was damaged by fire early Sunday morning. The fort was closed Sunday, but other portions of the Naper Settlement remained open.

    May 19, 2013 5:19 PM

    An early morning fire Sunday damaged the Fort Payne building, part of the Naper Settlement living-history museum in Naperville, authorities said. The fort will be closed while a full damage assessment is made, but other buildings on the site remain open, and programs are running as planned.

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    $590M-plus Powerball: 1 winning ticket sold in Florida

    A woman prepares to choose her numbers on a lottery ticket Saturday in Oakland, Calif. The record Powerball jackpot has climbed to $600 million, and lottery officials say the winning ticket was sold in Florida.

    May 19, 2013 8:20 AM

    It's all about the odds, and one lone ticket in Florida has beaten them all by matching each of the numbers drawn for the highest Powerball jackpot in history at an estimated $590.5 million, lottery officials said Sunday. The single winner was sold at a supermarket in Zephyrhills, Fla., according to Florida Lottery executive Cindy O'Connell. "This would be the sixth Florida Powerball winner.”

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    Fox Lake dedicates firefighter memorial

    Firefighters stand at attention during the dedication ceremony for a firefighter memorial in Fox Lake Sunday.

    May 19, 2013 6:37 PM

    Fox Lake celebrated its history of volunteer firefighters with a new memorial dedicated at the department’s original fire station Sunday afternoon. More than 100 community members came to recognize 105-year history of the Fox Lake Fire Protection District and honor the memory of 68 former firefighters and volunteers who have passed away with two statues unveiled Sunday.

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    Cary businessman turned war's terrors into art

    This painting by Army veteran Michael J. Duffy shows the beauty of the Xuan Loc rubber plantation during the war in Vietnam. But the towering trees appear almost as bars on a prison for the artillery forces driving into the jungle, Duffy says.

    May 19, 2013 8:56 AM

    Cary businessman Mike Duffy studied art after he came home from the war in Vietnam. Duffy's paintings will be part of a new exhibit at the National Veterans Art Museum on Chicago's Northwest Side. "I figured I'd be dead by morning," he says of the intense gunfire that greeted his arrival in Vietnam during the Tet Offensive.

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    Lombard's Lilac Parade gets nostalgic

    The 59th annual Lilac Parade stepped off Sunday on Main Street in Lombard. Members of the Glenbard East cheerleading squad lead the parade.

    May 19, 2013 6:10 PM

    Lombard’s Lilac Parade on Sunday took spectators on a trip through the past. The theme of the 59th annual Lilac Parade was “Nostalgia from the ’60s, ’70s and ’80s.” Many of the organizations marching in the parade reflected that theme. The local VFW Post, for example, carried signs that listed “Movies Of Our Time” (“Apocalypse Now”) and “Songs of Our Time” (“Age of Aquarius”).

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    Hawks’ best players were invisible in Game 2

    Jonathan Toews battles for a faceoff with Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center on Saturday. The Red Wings won 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1.

    May 19, 2013 6:01 PM

    If the Hawks are to rebound from Saturday’s horrendous effort and regain control of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Red Wings, it’s not going to be Stalberg who makes the difference. How about a goal from Jonathan Toews? He has none so far in the playoffs. The Hawks’ top four defensemen — Duncan Keith, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook an Nick Leddy — all were minus-2 in Saturday’s 4-1 loss in Game 2.

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    Elgin event asks: “Who Is My Muslim Neighbor?”

    Updated May 19, 2013 6:41 PM

    Ahsan Syed, of Bartlett, speaks during a small group session at Sunday’s “Who Is My Muslim Neighbor?” event as Jacki Bakker, of Carpentersville, listens. Syed is a student of Islam at the Institute of Islamic Education in Elgin. An event held Sunday at Elgin Community College brought a roomful of people earnestly searching for answers about the religion nearly one in four people on the planet claim as their own. “Who Is My Muslim Neighbor?” was organized by the Coalition of Elgin Religious Leaders and the Elgin Human Relations Commission.

    Elgin Police: One hurt in gang-related shooting

    Updated May 19, 2013 5:22 PM

    Elgin police are investigating a shooting from early Sunday morning that may have been gang-related. Police responded to reports of shots fired at about 1:35 a.m. and found a 23-year-old man with a gunshot wound to his leg near Jefferson Avenue and Porter Street, according to officials. The injured man was taken to Sherman Hospital with nonlife threatening injuries, police said.

    Des Plaines spring fair draws crowds

    Updated May 19, 2013 7:46 AM

    Katelyn Dahl was awarded the prize for best helmet in the Pooch, Pet, and Pedal Parade during Saturday's Des Plaines Park District Spring Fun Fair. Dozens of Des Plaines families enjoyed activities, including a pet parade, during the sixth annual Des Plaines Park District Spring Fun Fair Saturday at the Mountain View Adventure Center and in the Juno Lighting parking lot in Des Plaines.

    COD paves new way to earn bachelor's degree

    Updated May 19, 2013 7:48 AM

    Lewis University Provost Stephany Schlachter addresses the first graduates of the 3+1 program partnership coordinated by College of DuPage. The program allows students to get a bachelor's degree by taking three years of classes taught by COD professors, and one year taught by Lewis professors, all on COD's Glen Ellyn campus. Nine students will walk across the stage Sunday at Lewis University's commencement ceremony to receive bachelor's degrees in criminal justice. Yet, these students never took classes at the school's campus in Romeoville. Through a so-called 3+1 program partnership between Lewis and College of DuPage, the students earned their four-year degrees from Lewis by taking all their classes at COD's campus...

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      DuPage panel considers strategies to control mosquitoes

      A task force is working to develop new strategies to control the mosquito population in DuPage County. One suggestion could be to have townships oversee the effort.

      DuPage County's nine townships could play key roles in a push to combat mosquito populations on a countywide level. A mosquito abatement task force is working to develop strategies to reduce the risk of mosquito-borne illnesses, such as West Nile virus. One of the issues the panel reviewed Friday is whether abatement services could be consolidated. Right now, there are 45 different...

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      Hawks’ best players were invisible in Game 2

      Jonathan Toews battles for a faceoff with Pavel Datsyuk of the Red Wings in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals at the United Center on Saturday. The Red Wings won 4-1 to tie the series at 1-1.

      If the Hawks are to rebound from Saturday’s horrendous effort and regain control of the Western Conference semifinal series with the Red Wings, it’s not going to be Stalberg who makes the difference. How about a goal from Jonathan Toews? He has none so far in the playoffs. The Hawks’ top four defensemen — Duncan Keith, Niklas Hjalmarsson, Brent Seabrook an Nick Leddy — all were minus-2 in...

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      A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus

      Facebook founder, Chairman and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, center, rings the opening bell of the Nasdaq stock market, from Facebook headquarters in Menlo Park, Calif., May 18, 2012. Amid the hype and excitement surrounding Facebook’s initial public offering, much has changed at Facebook in the past year.

      It was supposed to be our IPO, the people’s public offering. Facebook was going to be bigger than Amazon, bigger than McDonald’s, bigger than Coca-Cola. And it was all made possible by our friendships, photos and family ties. Then came the IPO, and it flopped. Facebook’s stock finished its first day of trading just 23 cents higher than its $38 IPO price. It hasn’t been that high in the one year...

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      ‘Trek’ box office falls short of expectations

      This undated publicity film image released by Paramount Pictures shows, Zachary Quinto, left, as Spock and Chris Pine as Kirk in a scene in the movie, “Star Trek Into Darkness,” from Paramount Pictures and Skydance Productions.

      “Star Trek Into Darkness” has warped its way to a $70.6 million domestic launch from Friday to Sunday, though it’s not setting any light-speed records with a debut that’s lower than the studio’s expectations. The latest voyage of the starship Enterprise fell short of its predecessor, 2009’s “Star Trek,” which opened with $75.2 million.

      Read Article Updated May 19, 2013 4:20 PM

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      Editorial: Time to pass federal shield legislation

      This Daily Herald editorial, citing the surveillance of AP phone conversations, calls for federal shield legislation that strenghens the protections for source relationships with journalists.

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