All Stories from September 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Finnish lawmakers OK boosting euro bailout fundSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - HELSINKI — The Finnish Parliament has approved expanding the eurozone’s bailout fund’s powers and increasing Finland’s share to (euro) 14 billion ($19 billion). Lawmaker...
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Trustee: Island Lake preschool staff taking pay cuts to keep program aliveSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Employees at Island Lake's village-owned preschool will have their pay temporarily slashed 25 percent in a money-saving move prompted by decreased enrollment, officials ...
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Braves complete colossal collapse, lose to PhilsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - ATLANTA — With the season on the line, the Atlanta Braves couldn’t get the final three outs. Now, they’ll have the whole winter to ponder an unprecedented collapse. Brav...
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Elgin task force recommends no new taxesSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - At its final meeting, the Elgin Budget and Financial Planning Task Force recommended focusing on cutting costs before implementing any new taxes. Discussion of taxes ca...
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Cash-strapped Hammond to close two remaining library branchesSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - HAMMOND, Ind. — A northern Indiana city is closing its two remaining library branches to deal with a more than $800,000 cash shortfall. More than 70 people packed a comm...
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Dist. 204 to start new evaluation process nowSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - For the first time, detailed state-mandated criteria will be used to evaluate Indian Prairie Unit District 204 teachers. While Illinois school districts must put the eva...
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Which confession to believe in West Chicago shooting?Sep 28, 2011 12:00 am - After two men were shot in West Chicago last summer, two gang members confessed separately to pulling the trigger. Now, a DuPage County jury must decide which one to bel...
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Algonquin plans to lower tax levy 1.1 percentSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - Algonquin is planning to decrease its 2011 property tax levy by about 1 percent, officials said. Board members unanimously recommended setting the 2011 levy at about $5....
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Cuba legalizes general purchase and sale of carsSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - HAVANA — Cuba legalized the sale and purchase of automobiles for all citizens on Wednesday, another major step in the communist run island’s economic transformation and ...
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Cheesehead obscured on Wis. anti-cheese billboardSep 28, 2011 12:00 am - ST. FRANCIS, Wis. — A physicians’ group that paid for an anti-cheese billboard along a Wisconsin highway says the image of a foam cheesehead has been obscured after the ...