All Stories from February 14, 2009 (Change date)
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Metra sees jump in ridershipFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - New statistics show that Metra provided nearly 87 million passenger trips during 2008. The suburban Chicago commuter train line has issued its ticket sales figures for l...
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Savoring win, Obama celebrates 'major milestone'Feb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Savoring his first big victory in Congress, President Barack Obama on Saturday celebrated the newly passed $787 billion economic stimulus bill as a "major ...
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Residents return to fire-destroyed Australian townFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - BUXTON, Australia -- The school, the post office, the pub, the grocery store, the bakery, the gas station. All gone. So are as many as one in five of Marysville's 500 re...
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How can Elgin spend $100K on a green consultant?Feb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - How can Elgin leaders justify shelling out $100,000 for a consultant to help the city become "greener" and more sustainable when the economy is in tatters and 16 city wo...
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TVA chief says coal ash spill was 'catastrophe'Feb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Trying to rebuild credibility as well as the site of a huge coal ash spill, the president of the Tennessee Valley Authority acknowledged the massive ...
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Boeing Co. adding jobs in Colorado SpringsFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- The aerospace industry in Colorado Springs is still healthy. Boeing Co. has been adding jobs in Colorado Springs to work on a new satellite sy...
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Bartlett dumps Elgin 59-42 in matinee affairFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Faced with a rare 12:30 p.m. tipoff 13 hours after a night game, Bartlett boys basketball coach Jim Wolfsmith abandoned his normal substitution pattern in an Upstate Eig...
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Inspection mistake made 10 years ago must stay in the pastFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Q. I bought my home 10 years ago. At the time, my home inspector reported no plumbing defects. But recently my plumber pointed out several conditions that violate the pl...
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Redoing a kid's room: 3 parents' storiesFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Children seem to outgrow their bedrooms every few years. Clutter accumulates; tastes change. Older children suddenly need a desk to organize school work; motifs that wer...
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Thornwood snaps St. Charles North's 10-game win streakFeb 14, 2009 10:00 pm - If it seems like a year ago that St. Charles North lost a basketball game, it's because it has been. The North Stars saw their 10-game winning streak come to an end wit...