All Stories from May 6, 2018 (Change date)
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A contempt for science can have a human costMay 06, 2018 1:00 am - In keeping with our era of ideological boycotts, I will no longer be purchasing Kind bars. Or Barilla pasta. Or Triscuit crackers. Or Del Monte diced tomatoes. Or Nutro ...
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How schools are trying to get students to stop vaping on campusMay 09, 2018 6:22 am - It can be easy to light up in school these days - not with cigarettes, but with smoking alternatives that don't leave a tobacco smell and look so innocuous they're somet...
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New immersive 'Hamilton' exhibition coming to Chicago in NovemberMay 10, 2018 6:19 am - Alexander Hamilton has become something of a cottage industry for composer/lyricist Lin-Manuel Miranda and his creative team, whose blockbuster bio-musical "Hamilton" ea...
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Some Illinois counties calling themselves a 'sanctuary' for gun ownersMay 07, 2018 12:56 pm - Some counties in Illinois make their own use of the 'sanctuary' status
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How to build your 'Oh, crap!' fundMay 08, 2018 6:18 am - The emergency fund is a bust. Millions of Americans don't have one, and some of those who do resist tapping what they've saved. I'd like to propose an alternative for bo...
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Pancakes and ponies at equine rescue fundraiser in St. CharlesMay 07, 2018 2:09 pm - Small horses and big stacks of hot cakes came together Sunday as the St. Charles Moose Lodge hosted the 3rd annual Pancakes for Ponies fundraiser to benefit Casey's Safe...
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Study: Women make up just 11% of the highest paid jobs in corporate AmericaMay 08, 2018 1:31 pm - The number of female chief executives among America's largest corporations has long been stubbornly, unsurprisingly low. This year, just 5 percent of CEOs in the S &P 15...
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Glendale Heights teen injured in fire pit explosion faces long recoveryMay 07, 2018 9:45 pm - Ivan Galarza faces as many as four skin graft surgeries as he recovers from severe burns he suffered when a backyard fire pit exploded at a Glendale Heights party April ...
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New principal named at Gemini Junior High SchoolMay 07, 2018 5:27 pm - The East Maine School District 63 Board of Education has approved the appointment of Lewis Roberts as Gemini Junior High's new principal. Currently principal at Mark Twa...
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Two-vehicle I-90 tollway crash sends one person to hospitalMay 07, 2018 8:15 am - Some lanes on the westbound Jane Addams Tollway near Busse Road were closed temporarily Sunday morning after a two-vehicle crash sent one person to a hospital. Illinois ...