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Gender pay gap starts right away for college grads
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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DuPage panel considers strategies to control mosquitoes
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...
Hawks’ best players were invisible in Game 2
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...
A year after IPO, Facebook aims to be ad colossus
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
“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.
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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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