All Stories from June 20, 2011 (Change date)
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Entertaining re-introduction for McKeonJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - MIAMI — Florida Marlins interim manager Jack McKeon sat listening as team president David Samson offered a spirited defense of the decision to give the job to an octogen...
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Metra’s ongoing need for oversightJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Damage control has become something of a tired theme around the administrative halls at Metra since the death of former Executive Director Phil Pagano in 2010. The lack ...
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Sky scouting reportJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Chicago Sky (3-2) at Atlanta Dream (1-5) When: 11 a.m., Phillips Arena Web: WNBA.com, LiveAccess Last games: The visiting Sky lost to the Connecticut Sun, 83-68, and the...
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Hoffman engineer goes from networks to boltsJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Tim Gale of Hoffman Estates was an engineer who designed radio-frequency systems for cellular networks. He transitioned from Sprint to 360 and then to Altell before leav...
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Schaumburg-Hoffman Rotary awards $25,000 for local projectsJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - As part of its annual Project Selection project, the Rotary Club of Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates awarded more than $25,000 in grants to area organizations for projects tha...
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Answer Network takes all kinds of callsJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Q&A with Answer Network in Carpentersville Q. Describe your business. What do you do? A. We are a 24 hour, fully computerized nationwide answering service. We answ...
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Metra directors exiting gradually under compromiseJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - There won’t be resignations en masse, but the majority of Metra board directors who served during former Executive Director Phil Pagano’s tenure are expected to be gone ...
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Warren-Newport library hires new employeeJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Warren-Newport Public Library District in Gurnee has a new head of the children’s and programming departments. Jennifer Drinka holds an master’s degree from Dominican Un...
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Cost of lunch to go up in District 158Jun 20, 2011 12:00 am - The price of a school lunch in Huntley Area District 158 will increase modestly in the fall to meet a federal mandate on the cost of a paid lunch. The school board voted...
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Metra's paying $403,000 for spin controlJun 20, 2011 12:00 am - Talk isn't cheap — at least when it comes to Metra's public relations consultants. The agency has paid more than $403,000 to Culloton Strategies, a communications firm, ...