All Stories from February 25, 2009 (Change date)
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Tower plan draws static in GurneeFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - T-Mobile is encountering static for a second time in its quest to build a cellular telephone tower to serve Gurnee's west side. Several residents living near Woodland Mi...
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It's time to take control of our livesFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The dumbing down of America never ceases to amaze me and will never go away if the American people "don't wake up and hear the birds sing." Unfortunately, our country ha...
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Nicor earnings top analysts' estimatesFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Nicor Inc. said Wednesday that it has struggled with cost increases that prompted its pending request for higher utility rates. The holding company for Nicor Gas said e...
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Clint Eastwood gets special top Cannes awardFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Clint Eastwood has received a special top Cannes film festival honor -- three months before this year's festival opens on the Riviera. Festival President Gilles...
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Safety Wilson signs with DolphinsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - MIAMI -- Safety Gibril Wilson has signed a multiyear contract with the Miami Dolphins, who are on the verge of losing three defensive backs to free agency. Wilson, a fiv...
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Exelon says 51% of NRG shares tendered for takeoverFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Exelon Corp. said 51 percent of NRG Energy Inc. holders tendered their shares in support of its $5.5 billion takeover bid that would create the largest U.S. power produc...
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West Aurora wins wild one in 2 OTsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - For 32 minutes, West Aurora and Glenbard East did everything they could to win their DuPage Valley finale that would decide the conference runner-up. For 4 minutes in ov...
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Yet another award for Lisle's deserving NalleyFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - What brings Carlin Nalley back? At age 72 he's had two rounds of heart bypass surgery, in 1980 and in 1995. He's enshrined in the halls of fame of both the Illinois Hig...
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What's the deal with COBRA insurance?Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Would someone in Washington please explain this to me? Regarding the new $787 billion stimulus package, who specifically decided on the date for government help of up to...
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Students get a lesson on black pioneersFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - As a child growing up in Elgin, Loretta Small didn't visit neighboring Sleepy Hollow much. In fact, her father once told her that as a black man he couldn't even drive t...