All Stories from October 13, 2011 (Change date)
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Wheaton businessman hopes for Grand Theater ideasOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Rick Erickson has grown to love his hometown of Wheaton. He calls it his “patriotism for Wheaton.” So at a Sept. 8 launch party to celebrate a business merger, he made a...
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Algonquin karate phenom is also an honors studentOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Delaney Lebedun is a polite 15-year-old whose impish smile and understated confidence can't help but charm you. She's also a karate world champion who could side kick yo...
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Tilted Kilt in Elgin fined $1,600 for fighting, other incidentsOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - The Elgin Liquor Control Commission fined Tilted Kilt $1,600 for various incidents and as part of the settlement, the restaurant agreed to stop staging mixed martial art...
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Unexpected windfalls cut Palatine District 15 2010-11 deficitOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Due to some unexpected, mostly one-time windfalls, Palatine Township Elementary District 15 was only slightly in the red last year. The board Wednesday learned the 2010-...
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DuPage forest officials talk cutting own payOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - As they prepare to unveil scaled back benefits for new employees, DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners this week discussed lowering their pay, too. Commissioner J...
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'Footloose' remake shakes things up, but still respects originalOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - "Footloose" has been rebooted, and man it can kick! Craig Brewer's update of the beloved 1984 Kevin Bacon teen musical does exactly what the Coen Brothers remake of the...
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Home invasion plot more exhausting than suspensefulOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Nothing brings a horribly dysfunctional family together better than a good, old-fashioned home invasion. Somewhere in Joel Schumacher's twitchy, jumpy thriller "Trespas...
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Keith Urban reaches out to fans on 'Get Closer' tourOct 13, 2011 6:00 am - Country music superstar Keith Urban has spent much of the summer and fall "getting closer" to crowds in arenas across North America. And he'll do it again in Rosemont F...
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Dawn Patrol: Quick hits as you head out the doorOct 13, 2011 5:45 am - Rick Perry in town for private fundraisers Republican presidential candidate Rick Perry will be in Carpentersville today for a fundraising event sponsored by a Barr...
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Solid legislation? Dream on, CaliforniaOct 13, 2011 5:00 am - Just hours after Gov. Jerry Brown signed the California Dream Act, which will allow illegal immigrant students to be eligible for state-funded financial aid at public un...