All Stories from May 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Will Tumblr be like Google or Craigslist?May 25, 2013 8:43 am - Yahoo has concluded that Tumblr, the social blogging service, is worth a whopping $1.1 billion. Will the bet prove a good one? The answer depends on whether the combined...
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Is Yahoo a media or tech company?May 25, 2013 8:43 am - Yahoo’s acquisition of Tumblr for $1.1 billion is a big gamble by Marissa Mayer, the company’s recently-hired CEO. The microblogging site is a valuable asset, but media ...
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Cities go high-tech with parking, waterMay 25, 2013 8:31 am - Relatively mundane city-management issues, from parking to water use, are going high-tech as cities seek to use analytics and information to improve their operations. Co...
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Rolling Meadows, Schaumburg fall short in regional title gamesMay 25, 2013 8:30 am - The Rolling Meadows softball team may have been a No. 10 seed, but they gave No. 2 New Trier a battle to the finish in the championship game of the Trevians’ Class 4A re...
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Barrington’s power play ices LoyolaMay 25, 2013 8:29 am - Barrington’s home run count went up to 48 for the season on Saturday. But a home run by Loyola had the Fillies in an early count many might not have expected. Ramblers c...
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Persistence serves Vogt, LibertyvilleMay 25, 2013 8:22 am - The Libertyville threat looked likely to pay off handsomely. The Wildcats trailed Glenbrook North 6-3 in the fifth inning on Saturday, with the championship of the Clas...
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Wauconda turns back Vernon Hills’ late rallyMay 25, 2013 8:21 am - There wasn’t much drama in the Wauconda-Vernon Hills Class 3A Fenton regional championship baseball game Saturday morning in Bensenville — until the final inning. The N...
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Warren nails it in dress rehearsalMay 25, 2013 8:19 am - A Carpenter disguised as Harry Potter, complete with painted-on black-rimmed eyeglasses, wielded not a wand, but rather a right arm to work magic. Way to swing your tool...
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It’s true: Fremd wins regional crownMay 25, 2013 8:18 am - A politician might lie, but not the daughter of one. Honestly, not Ashlynne Schwantz, anyway. So when a tight pitch by Carmel Catholic’s Nicole Bitter appeared to graze ...
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Tencent WeChat taps mobile usersMay 25, 2013 8:09 am - HONG KONG — Tencent Holdings Ltd., China’s largest Internet company, will introduce games aimed at mobile users of its WeChat messaging service in the next few months to...