All Stories from December 31, 2013 (Change date)
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FANtastic: My Sports Person of the YearJan 01, 2014 3:02 pm - The mythical ballot for 2013 Sports Person of the Year was full of worthy candidates. Peyton Manning, LeBron James, David Ortiz and Jimmie Johnson were prominent among t...
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State school report cards now include sports, theater, band, more offeringsDec 31, 2013 12:53 pm - Parents who want to weigh a school's merits by the quality of its sports, band or theater programs — not just academics — now have an easy way to accomplish the task. In...
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Ballerina sidelined by diabetes finds a new home on stageJan 01, 2014 10:26 am - The last night that she performed as a professional ballerina, Katelyn Prominski danced “Swan Lake” with a staph infection. A corn on her right foot had become infected,...
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New year, new start for airport as Wheeling, Prospect Hts. settle disputesJan 01, 2014 3:10 pm - After years of squabbling, Wheeling and Prospect Heights have announced they’ve cleared the financial and governmental skies over the Chicago Executive Airport. Under an...
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Kane County to try again on electric aggregation, seek disability taxJan 02, 2014 4:55 am - The new year means two referendum campaigns will kick into high gear in Kane County. One has the potential to lower the costs of living in your home. The other will make...
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Batavia's 'One Book' to focus on food, poverty, race, environmentDec 31, 2013 7:37 pm - How does a book about a black former professional basketball player who became an expert on urban farming, sustainable agricultural practices and food deserts relate to ...
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Hillary Clinton’s unlucky yearDec 31, 2013 4:00 am - It is incumbent on me as a columnist to do one of those year-end things — the 10 best of this, the 10 worst of that or, as you will see, who had the worst year in politi...
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Bears defense kicks QB controversy asideDec 31, 2013 4:51 pm - Ladies and gentlemen, I'm officially done talking or debating the Josh McCown/ Jay Cutler quarterback situation for the Chicago Bears. Cutler did enough for the Bears t...
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Dawn Patrol: Lots of snow to fall along with the appleDec 31, 2013 9:07 am - Dreaming of a white ... new year Weather forecasters are calling for a snowy start to the new year as anywhere from 2 to 4 inches could fall on the suburbs today in...
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Free speech doesn’t apply unless it’s PCDec 31, 2013 4:00 am - I’m just not buying all of the righteous indignation expressed by A&E regarding the Phil Robertson interview with GQ Magazine, for several reasons. 1) A&E knew exactly ...