All Stories from July 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Inventor pushes solar panels for roads, highwaysJul 12, 2014 9:44 am - SPOKANE, Wash. - The solar panels that Idaho inventor Scott Brusaw has built aren't meant for rooftops. They are meant for roads, driveways, parking lots, bike trails an...
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Company wants to turn vacant storefront in Island Lake into gambling parlorJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - A company that runs video gambling operations throughout Illinois hopes to find Lady Luck in Island Lake. Representatives of Laredo Hospitality spoke during Thursday's v...
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Foundation awards $182,000 in grants to District 200 music programsJul 11, 2014 11:55 pm - Instruments will get repaired, new equipment will be purchased, guest performers will visit and music educators will receive training thanks to about $182,000 in grant m...
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Summer festivals continue throughout DuPageJul 11, 2014 11:37 pm - Several communities are continuing their celebrations of the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer this weekend in DuPage County. Here's a quick look at some of what's happen...
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Stocks stabilize, but end down for the weekJul 12, 2014 8:46 am - NEW YORK - U.S. stocks stabilized on Friday and ended with a small gain, but it wasn't enough to prevent the market's biggest weekly drop since April. Investors became m...
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Man charged with robbing South Barrington seniorsJul 12, 2014 6:18 pm - A 58-year-old Hickory Hills man was ordered held on $500,000 bond Friday on charges that he burglarized two South Barrington homes late last year after conning his way i...
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Windmill Whirl 5K brings runners to Batavia festJul 12, 2014 6:18 pm - The threating weather couldn't keep the avid runners from their date with the Windmill Whirl 5K Race Friday night in Batavia. With the sound of music and carnival rides...
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DuPage survey respondents say preservation is keyJul 12, 2014 8:22 am - Preserving and protecting natural areas and wildlife for future generations should be the top priority of the DuPage County Forest Preserve District, according to reside...
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Moylan, Crespo giving up extra payJul 11, 2014 4:14 pm - Some Illinois lawmakers are taking matters into their own hands after the legislature moved for the first time in years not to take furlough days to save taxpayer dollar...
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Bulls might need an assist from Phil JacksonJul 12, 2014 12:59 pm - Phil Jackson won five more NBA championships after leaving the Bulls in 1998. But during Jackson's successful run of coaching the Los Angeles Lakers, he was never a seri...