All Stories from October 11, 2012 (Change date)
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Palatine Twp. building briefly evacuated due to smokeOct 11, 2012 12:50 pm - The Palatine Township building at 721 S. Quentin Road and an attached day care center was briefly evacuated Thursday morning when a meeting room filled with “a small amo...
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Geneva library to launch Speaker SeriesOct 11, 2012 12:46 pm - Submitted by Geneva Library Foundation The Geneva Library Foundation has announced its new Speaker Series, which will be designed to bring interesting information to are...
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Batavia United Way to host fundraiserOct 11, 2012 12:33 pm - Submitted by Batavia United Way Batavia Unites Way will host its “Play It Again” event Saturday, Oct. 20, at Batavia’s historic Shannon Hall, 14 N. Van Buren St. Beginni...
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With loss of Jauss comes reminiscingOct 11, 2012 12:21 pm - Some days some stories are more important than Lovie Smith’s contract, the NHL lockout and the NFL’s bounty suspensions. Wednesday afternoon I was sitting at this very c...
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Endorsement: Osmond over Erwin in 61st House DistrictOct 11, 2012 12:12 pm - JoAnn Osmond took the House seat of her late husband, Tim, in 2002 during the Blagojevich era, a difficult time for Republicans. Things haven’t improved much for her par...
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Kane Dist. 17 candidates talk board transparencyOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - The candidates seeking a Kane County Board seat in District 17 have different views on ways to encourage transparency on the county board. While challenger Jeffrey Meyer...
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Chicago mayor to hit campaign trail for ObamaOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is hitting the campaign trail for his friend and former boss, President Barack Obama. In a meeting with reporters Thursday, Emanuel said he wi...
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Disruption and the pain of unmet expectationsOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - If you're in the newspaper publishing business and you ever feel yourself being lured toward the thinking that no one wants your product anymore, try delivering it sever...
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Experts say rail crossing safety costly but crucialOct 11, 2012 12:00 pm - Saving someone’s life at a railway crossing could be as easy as adding more gates. But making crossings in Illinois less hazardous is costly, experts said Thursday at a ...
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Last chance to weigh in on District 62 futureOct 11, 2012 11:40 am - Residents and businesses within Des Plaines Elementary District 62 boundaries have until Monday, Oct. 15, to provide feedback to the school board on Master Plan renovati...