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Smart Spending: Get your groove on, on a budget
Associated Press
May 1, 2014 10:39 AM - It's easy to get caught up in the excitement of summer music festivals and spend a bundle, on everything from tickets to accommodations to bottles of water. But with a little foresight, it's easy to cut down on excess spending and enjoy the music and excitement without breaking the bank.
Good to the core, Blackhawks advance
By Mike Spellmanmspellman@dailyherald.com
Apr 30, 2014 10:57 AM - Credit the Blackhawks' series-clinching 5-1 victory Sunday over the never-say-die Blues in Game 6 to two things: Crow and the Core. Goalie Corey Crawford kept the Hawks in this one through two periods, especially the second, which featured six -- count 'em six --St. Louis power play chances. And then the core of the team took over in an epic third period that put an exclamation mark on an epic first-round series.
Service restored for most homes near Long Grove explosion
By Doug T. Graham
Apr 28, 2014 12:59 PM - Nearly every Long Grove resident living near the house that exploded Friday night has been given the all clear to return to their homes Sunday following natural gas service testing, according to a North Shore Gas representative. Eight homes, including the home that exploded, remain without natural gas service as the investigation into what caused the blast that could be felt for miles away continues.
Church mourns loss of Palatine men killed in Afghanistan
By Steve Zalusky
Apr 28, 2014 10:44 AM - Two weeks after noting that no members of the Orchard Evangelical Free Church in Arlington Heights had lost their lives in service to their faith, senior pastor the Rev. Colin Smith led worshippers Sunday in mourning the loss of two of their fellow congregants, a Palatine father and son killed last week in Afghanistan.
Editorial: Where's the campaign to stop texting while driving?
Daily Herald Editorial Board
Apr 28, 2014 9:33 AM - A Daily Herald editorial says we have laws against texting while driving and against making hand-operated cellphone calls while driving, but now's the time to go on an aggressive campaign to enforce them.
Science and our beliefs
Michael Gerson
Apr 28, 2014 9:23 AM - Columnist Michael Gerson: In the late 1920s, astronomer Edwin Hubble established that the light we detect from galaxies is shifted toward the redder colors of the spectrum, indicating that they are moving away from us at enormous speeds. And the farther away galaxies are, the faster they are fleeing. Rewinding that expansion through mathematics -- dividing distance by speed -- indicates that something extraordinary happened about 14 billion years ago, when the entire universe was small, dense and exceedingly hot.
House music pioneer Harden found dead in Chicago
Associated Press
Apr 28, 2014 7:51 AM - Rashad Harden, a house music and footwork pioneer who performed as DJ Rashad, was found dead over the weekend in Chicago of an apparent drug overdose, authorities said Sunday. He was 34.
Libertyville's MainStreet a model for downtown revamp
By Mick Zawislak
Apr 28, 2014 7:39 AM - You may find parking tough at times in downtown Libertyville, which has become a hot spot for business and activities. But it was a different scenario 25 years ago when MainStreet Libertyville was formed to revitalize an area filled with empty storefronts and broken windows. "I had visions of it being a good town and a good place to invest (but) never in my wildest dreams did I think it would reach the level that it is," said Jeff Lovinger.
Blazers up 3-1 with 123-120 OT win over Rockets
Associated Press
Apr 28, 2014 12:16 AM - PORTLAND, Ore. -- LaMarcus Aldridge had 29 points and 10 rebounds and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Houston Rockets 123-120 in overtime Sunday to take a 3-1 advantage in their first-round playoff series. Nicolas Batum added 25 points in the first win for the home team in the series, which moves to Houston for Game 5 on Wednesday. It was the third overtime game of the series.
Ducks send Stars quacking with huge comeback win
Associated Press
Apr 27, 2014 10:56 PM - DALLAS -- Nick Bonino scored 2:47 into overtime, after getting one of Anaheim's two goals late in regulation, and the Ducks beat the Dallas Stars 5-4 in Game 6 on Sunday night to clinch the first-round series. The Ducks scored twice in the final 2:10 of regulation to force overtime for the first time in the series.

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