All Stories from October 13, 2014 (Change date)
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Affordable Care Act divides Foster, SengerOct 18, 2014 11:36 pm - Democratic U.S. Rep. Bill Foster says the Affordable Care Act is succeeding in its goals of increasing access to "quality, affordable health care," but his Republican ch...
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Fear of ebola takes political turnOct 13, 2014 1:05 am - One afternoon two weeks ago, I did my best to calm a friend who'd become fearful that her son would contract Ebola in Syria. The young man had enlisted in the National G...
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Resident near plane crash thinks pilot saved livesOct 13, 2014 10:33 am - A Palos Hills woman who lives across the street from the vacant lot where a small plane crashed, killing three, says she thinks the pilot found the one spot to crash whe...
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Frenchman Tirole wins Nobel economics prizeOct 14, 2014 9:02 am - STOCKHOLM — French economist Jean Tirole won the Nobel prize for economics Monday for research on market power and regulation. The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cite...
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Highest lawyers starting salaries remain at $160,000Oct 14, 2014 9:03 am - The highest starting salaries at the largest U.S. firms with more than 700 lawyers remain unchanged at $160,000, according to the National Association of Law Placement's...
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Suburban hospitals play it safe with Ebola; one patient put into isolationOct 15, 2014 5:33 am - A patient was placed in isolation at Advocate Sherman Hospital in Elgin while he was being assessed for the Ebola virus — which eventually was ruled out, hospital offici...
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Glenbard South teacher helps faculty members bring technology into classroomOct 13, 2014 2:25 pm - As classrooms use more and more technology, having someone to help teachers along the way is becoming even more essential. Stephanie Wallace is just that: a teacher for ...
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Teachers union leader Karen Lewis decides against Chicago mayoral bidOct 14, 2014 1:14 pm - Chicago Teachers Union President Karen Lewis, seen as Mayor Rahm Emanuel's most high-profile re-election challenger, won't run in 2015, a spokeswoman announced Monday. ...
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McDonald's braves social-media watersOct 14, 2014 9:04 am - Oak Brook-based McDonald's Corp., which hasn't always gotten a warm reception on social media, is taking to Twitter, Facebook and YouTube with a Q&A-style ad campaign, a...
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Ebola preparation lags at hospitals with no one in chargeOct 14, 2014 8:59 am - Hospital staff need better training, more funding and sharper oversight to handle Ebola patients, nurses and doctors said after a caregiver in Dallas was confirmed to ha...