All Stories from March 1, 2013 (Change date)
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Hail ArmageddonMar 01, 2013 9:44 am - “The worst-case scenario for us,” a leading anti-budget-cuts lobbyist told The Washington Post, “is the sequester hits and nothing bad really happens.” Think about that...
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IRS says spending cuts shouldn’t delay tax refundsMar 01, 2013 9:34 am - WASHINGTON — Here’s a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government’s automatic spending cuts: They shouldn’t delay tax refunds. Any furloughs at the Internal Re...
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Waukegan library honored for its Bus to Us and ESL programsMar 01, 2013 9:34 am - The Waukegan Public Library was recently awarded the Upstart Innovation Award by the Public Library Association, a division of the American Library Association. Formerl...
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West Chicago High School support staffers declare impasseMar 01, 2013 9:34 am - The union representing support staff employees at West Chicago High School District 94 has declared an impasse in contract negotiations with the school board, accusing t...
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Long time Vernon Hills senior group president honoredMar 01, 2013 9:26 am - Vernon Hills resident Edward Sychta recently was honored by village officials for his long service to the Vernon Hills Seniors Organization. Following is an edited vers...
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Vegas fugitive arrested at Los Angeles apartmentMar 01, 2013 9:21 am - LOS ANGELES — A weeklong multistate manhunt for the suspected gunman in a Las Vegas Strip shooting and crash that killed three people ended when he surrendered in Los An...
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Schaumburg library offers social media classesMar 01, 2013 9:08 am - Do you tweet, post, blog or pin? Do you know there are apps to help you plan a trip? Whether these terms are foreign or familiar, you can learn more about them by turnin...
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Fun and family-friendly St. LouisMar 01, 2013 9:00 am - St. Louis so often — and so unfairly — gets the short stick in the tourism world. Famous for its hot, sticky summers, this city five hours southwest of Chicago is a reas...
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New prosecutor sought on ex-cop’s battery claimsMar 01, 2013 8:59 am - MARION, Ill. — A southern Illinois state’s attorney is requesting that a special prosecutor be brought in to review a former police officer’s claims of being punched by ...
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Jim Beam dips into white whiskeyMar 01, 2013 8:59 am - The world’s top bourbon producer is dipping into moonshining’s colorful past to create its own white whiskey. Beam Inc.’s newest spirit is called Jacob’s Ghost in honor ...