All Stories from February 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Des Plaines aldermen reject water rate increaseFeb 05, 2013 10:19 am - The Des Plaines City Council voted against a 15 percent increase in the city’s water and sewer rate to pass on a 15 percent water rate increase this year by Chicago and ...
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Wolves school Peoria with OT thrillerFeb 05, 2013 10:17 am - School was out for the kids who attended Tuesday morning’s Wolves game at the Allstate Arena. Not to fear, parents, the home team put on a nice lesson in time, space an...
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Matter of mother, stepmother and grandmother no longer delicateFeb 05, 2013 10:07 am - Q. My husband’s mother passed away 10 years ago, before we got married. They were very close; his father was always a little disengaged, unsure of how to relate to child...
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Dist. 33 teachers, board still talking, still disagreeingFeb 05, 2013 10:00 am - Negotiating teams for the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and teachers union returned to the bargaining table Tuesday in hopes of ending a strike that e...
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Pew: Majority of Facebook users have taken breakFeb 05, 2013 10:00 am - NEW YORK — Too much drama, boredom and scads of irrelevant information are just some of the reasons Facebook users give for taking a break from the world's biggest socia...
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UK: Surveillance devices to monitor Web trafficFeb 05, 2013 9:46 am - LONDON — The U.K. plans to install an unspecified number of spy devices along the country’s telecommunications network to monitor Britons’ use of overseas services such ...
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The silver lining from NIU’s 4-point playbookFeb 05, 2013 9:36 am - The bus ride from Ypsilanti, Mich., to DeKalb, Ill., takes about five hours. For a basketball coach, the best way to spend the ride home — especially after a loss — is t...
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Dist. 220 considers promotion of child safety smartphone appFeb 05, 2013 9:30 am - A software developer with a personal connection to Barrington Unit District 220 is hoping a new smartphone app he's created will help protect students in the district fr...
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Seven-figure payoff draws fans to Florida trackFeb 05, 2013 9:29 am - HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. — Big jackpots in the Pick Six stir more excitement than almost anything else in American horse racing. The atmosphere at tracks is electric and f...
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Schaumburg Twp. Dems’ appeal set for Feb. 14Feb 05, 2013 9:18 am - Four Democratic candidates for Schaumburg Township offices have consolidated the appeals of their removal from the April 9 ballot into one case. They will appear togethe...