All Stories from June 22, 2014 (Change date)
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Illinois fire departments get more help to buy trucksJun 22, 2014 9:39 am - MOLINE - Illinois fire departments are getting more help to buy new trucks. Gov. Pat Quinn signed legislation Saturday raising the cap on how much money municipalities c...
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Lichen a gray-green growth on barkJun 22, 2014 1:05 am - Q. I have a maple tree that has a gray-green growth on the bark. What is it? A. Chances are the gray-green growth is lichen. A lichen may look like a single organism, bu...
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Trying times for struggling SkyJun 23, 2014 1:31 pm - The worst road team in the WNBA didn't look like it Sunday at the Allstate Arena. The Tulsa Shock took all of the Chicago Sky's best shots, and usually answered with bet...
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Illinois private schools must now run shooting drillsJun 22, 2014 9:39 am - ROCKFORD - Private schools in Illinois will now have to conduct annual drills to prepare for potential school shootings and review their security preparations. Legislati...
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Wisconsin to offer southern bobcat seasonJun 22, 2014 9:40 am - MADISON, Wis. - Hunters and trappers will get a chance to go after bobcats in southern Wisconsin this fall. The state Department of Natural Resources already offers a bo...
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Suburban native Streelman makes 7 straight birdies to win tourneyJun 23, 2014 5:20 pm - CROMWELL, Conn. — Kevin Streelman, who was born in Winfield and grew up in Wheaton, birdied the last seven holes to win the Travelers Championship by a stroke Sunday at ...
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Ways to make an older home work for todayJun 24, 2014 3:17 pm - Remodels present more challenges per square foot than new construction. Is this based on statistics? No way. But I have experienced myriad oddities over the course of ye...
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On rare occasion, old transmission fluid can helpJun 22, 2014 12:05 am - Q. I read your articles regularly and find them to be very informative. Your recent article on changing transmission fluid reminded me of a concern I have about my car. ...
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Let our enemies destroy each otherJun 22, 2014 12:05 am - Let our enemies destroy each other The Sunnis want to rid the earth of Shiites and vice versa. It will never end until one side has killed off he other side, which ...
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No tax on income of $20,000 or lessJun 22, 2014 12:05 am - No tax on income of $20,000 or less Deb Martin thinks that wealthy people should pay more taxes. But with the same 5 percent tax rate, they are. A poor person earni...