All Stories from August 13, 2016 (Change date)
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Your health: Trampoline park injuries jump 12-foldAug 17, 2016 6:06 am - Trampoline park injuries jump 12-fold Trampoline park injuries have soared as the indoor jumping trend has spread, The Associated Press reports. A study shows annu...
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Vernon Hills aims to extend pavement life, stave off repairsAug 15, 2016 2:15 pm - With no source of additional road repair funds, Vernon Hills is trying something different to extend the life of newer pavement well before repairs are needed. The villa...
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Midwest travel: The water's great at Quad Cities' FloatzillaAug 16, 2016 5:11 pm - Chicago Festa Italiana turns 10 Celebrate your amore for Italian food, culture and fashion at the 10th annual Taylor Street Festa Italiana in Chicago's historic Little I...
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FCC chair: Your internet privacy shouldn't be a 'luxury item'Aug 14, 2016 7:45 am - WASHINGTON - Should your online privacy depend on whether you've paid your internet provider a little extra this month? That's one of the key policy questions concerning...
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'No Man's Sky' is so huge - and popular - players found 10 million virtual species in one nightAug 16, 2016 6:06 am - In a March 2007 TED talk, Edward O. Wilson, the Harvard University scientist famous for studying ants, took to the stage to plead for what he described as a biological m...
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Just one week left to finish $1.3 million Hough School renovationAug 15, 2016 7:39 am - With just over one week left until students return to class, construction crews are working to finish the $1.3 million renovation at Hough Street School in Barrington. A...
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Best way to message POTUS: Facebook chatbot or old-fashioned email?Aug 15, 2016 6:16 am - Have you ever wished getting in touch with the president was as easy as IMing your friends? Well, you can now send President Obama private messages through the White Hou...
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Weekend picks: The Million roars into Arlington ParkAug 14, 2016 7:47 am - Horse power The 34th Running of the Arlington Million is the area's biggest horse racing event of the season. Cheer on the riders on Saturday at the Arlington Internatio...
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App reviews: Slip Away, Mad LibsAug 16, 2016 6:06 am - Slip Away Slip Away is a fun, good-looking and quick game that asks you to navigate a jellyfish through a dark and hostile ocean. How hostile? Almost everything you...
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Listen to this app to drown out other noises, or just get trippyAug 14, 2016 7:45 am - The Washington Post moved to new offices late last year, and while many things are an improvement, we are sitting closer together in a space that is Silicon Valley-start...