All Stories from June 22, 2011 (Change date)
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Naperville eliminates video game, amusement feesJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Naperville City Council members voted Tuesday to do away with fees charged to businesses with coin-operated games and vending machines. The vote was unanimous, and will ...
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Sox beat rain, then take down the CubsJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - There were more than a dozen large pockets of empty seats at the start of Tuesday night's game at U.S. Cellular Field. Even more people headed home following a rain dela...
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Post office suspends retirement contributionsJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - WASHINGTON — The financially troubled Postal Service is suspending its contributions to its employees’ pension fund. The agency said Wednesday it is acting to conserve c...
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Antioch raises fines for underage drinkingJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Antioch officials have significantly increased fines for underage drinking and social hosting in an effort to deter teen alcohol use. The village board approved the cha...
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Kevorkian promoted death cultureJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Imagine my surprise to read in the Daily Herald that Jack Kevorkian’s audacious attitude set him apart. The article makes people think that he was a respected physician ...
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Irish had important role in U.S. independenceJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - As July Fourth approaches, Americans should know that Irish participation in the American Revolution helped make American independence a reality. One must wonder why ten...
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Cubs' Kasper signs five-year extensionJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Broadcaster Len Kasper has signed a five-year extension to remain as the Cubs' TV play-by-play man through 2016. The 40-year-old Kasper was in the final year of his curr...
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Algonquin man killed in I-90 crash near Roselle RoadJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - A 42-year-old Algonquin man was killed late Wednesday morning after his SUV slammed into the back of a construction vehicle parked on the shoulder of I-90 in Hoffman Est...
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Round Lake man: Jewelry store robbery was inside jobJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - A Round Lake man who admitted his role in the armed robbery of a jewelry store claimed at his sentencing hearing Wednesday that his victims were parties to the crime. Jo...
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GM Williams not bailing on SoxJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - By Barry Rozner It was early last December when Ken Williams headed out one night for what he thought would be a quiet dinner. But when the White Sox GM walked into the ...