All Stories from April 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Funeral held for diplomat killed in AfghanistanApr 17, 2013 3:56 pm - A taste for adventure and a belief that good can be done in tough places led young American diplomat Anne Smedinghoff to Afghanistan, where she reached out to Afghanis, ...
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Cook County may lower vehicle transfer feesApr 17, 2013 3:55 pm - Cook County Board President Toni Preckwinkle proposed lowering transfer fees on vehicle sales between county residents Wednesday. The proposal calls for the tax to drop ...
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How to choose the right summer camp for your kidApr 17, 2013 3:47 pm - By Kent McDill For families with children, there are two catalog seasons. Come Oct. 1, the holiday catalogs start rolling in, just in case you haven’t done your holiday ...
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Obama lambasts Senate gun vote as ‘shameful day’Apr 17, 2013 3:39 pm - WASHINGTON — A visibly infuriated President Barack Obama surrounded himself with tear-stained parents of Connecticut school shooting victims Wednesday after the Senate v...
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Boy Scouts lead Earth Day cleanups in DundeeApr 17, 2013 3:18 pm - Area Boy Scouts and volunteers of the Dundee Township Open Space restoration group will team up this weekend to groom an overgrown oak tree grove at the corner of Sleepy...
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Put your bid in for Coultrap School itemsApr 17, 2013 3:04 pm - Submitted by Geneva Unit District 304 Area school districts and the general public are invited to an auction of items remaining at the Coultrap facility on Saturday and ...
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Aluminum wiring connections tend to come looseApr 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Q The condo I'm buying has aluminum wiring. According to my home inspector this is a fire hazard. But he says correcting the problem in the unit I'm buying doesn't elimi...
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Join Earth Day celebration with MCCD, DefendersApr 17, 2013 3:00 pm - Submitted by Environmental Defenders of McHenry County On Saturday, April 20, the Environmental Defenders of McHenry County will again co-sponsor the countywide Earth Da...
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IHSA clarifies transfer, international student rulesApr 17, 2013 2:55 pm - The Illinois High School Association board of directors approved interpretations on a pair of bylaws for the 2013-2014 school year at its regularly scheduled meeting at ...
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Tennis clinics to raise funds for Muscular Dystrophy AssociationApr 17, 2013 2:47 pm - Submitted by Jon Betts On Sunday, April 21, coaches and players from various local high schools will be offering a free instructional tennis clinic at noon at Jacobs Hig...