All Stories from May 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Brew pub expansion in downtown Libertyville moving aheadMay 17, 2013 5:30 am - Plans to relocate and expand one of the most recognizable businesses in downtown Libertyville are well under way, though customers of Mickey Finn’s Brewery may not be aw...
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Carpentersville man gets medal of valor — after 7 yearsMay 17, 2013 5:24 am - Retired U.S. Army Sgt. Michael Griffin is so averse to gloating about his heroic actions that his own sister nearly missed his medal of valor ceremony Thursday because h...
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Plumber disagrees with home inspectorMay 17, 2013 5:12 am - Q. I am a real estate broker and am trying to resolve a difference of opinion between my plumber and my favorite home inspector. The inspector routinely cites water heat...
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When short sales leave sellers shortMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - ...
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Steel Beam efforts fail to dress up 'Black Tie'May 17, 2013 5:00 am - On the surface, the conflicts in A.R. Gurney's 2011 off-Broadway comedy “Black Tie” can feel slight. But “Black Tie,” now playing in its Chicago-area debut at Steel Beam...
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It’s time to end pension perkMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - With a defined-benefits pension, Illinois teachers and government employees are recipients of a perk that has long-ago disappeared from the private sector, with few exce...
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Brain food: How to ‘trick’ kids into eating healthyMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - When Christine Palumbo served food to her kids, she conveniently forgot to mention that it was healthy. She simply told them how delicious it would be — even before they...
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Speaker has a new motivationMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - After decades of inaction, Speaker Michael Madigan has finally decided to develop a plan to address the pension system which, in its current form, is strangling the fina...
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At 50, Pheasant Run still writing the recipe for successMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - Behind the front desk of Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles is a depiction of sprawling farmland, a gentle reminder of what used to be the most prominent view from any o...
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Drastic changes needed to save stateMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - The State is bust, morally and financially. The best solution to the pension problem is to 1) switch to all charter schools, 2) get rid of public teachers and 3) break t...