All Stories from May 20, 2013 (Change date)
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Students ask parents to not serve alcoholMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - A huge percent of students from Maine Township do not approve of adults providing alcohol to teens. We believe parents should be the role model for teenagers and take ac...
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Your house might be making you sickMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - It was a chronic thing: Almost every time Erma Taylor's great-grandson caught a cold, he also ended up having a severe asthma attack. Taylor, a retired nurse, spent many...
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Metra missing out on fare collectionMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - I have a solution for Metra’s cash problems which does not necessitate raising fares: Collect fares from passengers! My wife and I rode the Northwest train downtown on a...
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Teachers need to keep learning, tooMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - As a recently retired Northwest suburban teacher, I would like to explain why teachers receive seminar time. Illinois requires school districts to adhere to basic calend...
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Weekend in Review: Another cop faces allegations, Hawks gear up for Game 3May 20, 2013 5:00 am - Gender pay gap starts quickly for college grads As college seniors enter the workforce, some are frustrated by one factor that still enters the salary equation — ge...
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These teens deserve some good publicityMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Once before I wrote about the good work the teen “Crush” team was making money by selling chances for gift baskets to make money for a trip to do good free work for poor...
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Just a little sacrifice needed from allMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Sequestration appears to have caused problems relating to the closing of the White House for tours and layoffs of air controllers (though now resolved), and it may resul...
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Dawn Patrol: One shot in Elgin; Hawks need top players to step upMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - Elgin Police: One hurt in gang-related shooting Elgin police are investigating a shooting from early yesterday morning that may have been gang-related. Police respo...
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Autism campaign needs advocatesMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - During April Autism Awareness month, many parents of children on the spectrum heard new statistics — that 1 in 50 children are now being diagnosed with autism. People ne...
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Bad economy, yet no rooms at innMay 20, 2013 5:00 am - This past weekend, I spent a lot of time online trying to find a new vacation destination for my annual year-end trip with my son. In other words, I was trying to book a...