All Stories from April 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Rain barrel project underway for S. Elgin LionsApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - With spring just around the corner, the South Elgin Lions Club Green Team is selling rain barrels to the public. Each barrel is capable of holding 55 gallons of water th...
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The commitment to newspapering in the Digital AgeApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Throughout history, the dawning of every new technological era has wrought a chaos of sorts in the established economic order. Fresh entrepreneurs emerged and some went ...
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From recession to depressionApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The Republicans are going full steam ahead to save the government money by cutting government spending. We were working our way out of a recession and now some of them a...
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Kobe Bryant fined $100,000 for gay slurApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES — The NBA fined Kobe Bryant $100,000 on Wednesday for using a derogatory gay term in frustration over a referee's call. NBA Commissioner David Stern issued a...
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Oil slips to near $106 as traders book profitsApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Oil prices slid toward $106 a barrel Thursday as traders booked profits on recent gains, but remained well supported on indications that the two-month crude rally hasn't...
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Failing schools getting no state helpApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - CHAMPAIGN — The Illinois State Board of Education isn't following a law requiring it to step in and make changes at schools stuck in academic failure, according to an au...
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NATO to Gadhafi: Here's your hat, there's the doorApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - BERLIN — NATO nations stressed their common goals in Libya — bringing an end to Moammar Gadhafi's regime — instead of their differences Thursday as ministers met amid a ...
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New alderman hopes to make differenceApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Following four months of local campaigns, Geneva voters went to the polls April 5. My thanks to all those who voted. What a valuable right ... the right to vote that man...
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Congrats on well-earned victoryApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - The April 5 election is now history. I want to thank my supporters for all of their encouragement to me. I also want to commend Jeff Schuert for forging a rigorous campa...
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Kraft to sell Gevalia coffee in storesApr 13, 2011 11:00 pm - Northfield-based Kraft Foods Inc. will begin selling its Gevalia coffee brand in grocery stores in August. The company sees the move as a step into the premium coffee ni...