All Stories from May 29, 2013 (Change date)
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Fund preschools to reduce future crimeMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - As prosecutors and members of the anti-crime organization, Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, our top priority is protecting public safety and getting dangerous criminals off ...
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Speed limits are least of our worriesMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Why on earth do we need to increase the speed limit in Illinois? Highways to 70 mph? No one pays any attention to speed limit signs as it is. And has anyone in Springfie...
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Obama’s historical reference pointMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - I saw a bumper sticker this morning that asked, “What would Nixon do?” Now we know. Ask Obama. Eric Hjerpe Vernon Hills ...
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How a retired teacher's pension adds up to $400,000May 30, 2013 7:59 am - Little-known pension program sparks debate
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‘Creationism’ is not scientific theoryMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - I felt compelled to respond to Arlene Sawicki’s May 20 letter “Teach alternatives to Darwin’s theories” because as a physics professor, I find Sawicki’s claim that so-ca...
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Editorial: ‘April surprise’ doesn’t ease long-term needMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Even people who study Illinois’ financial picture carefully can quickly turn cross-eyed trying to process all the competing numbers. Consider such confusions as: $100 bi...
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Support workers deserve pay raiseMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - The Illinois Legislature will be voting on the 2014 budget by Friday in Springfield. This includes the Illinois Human Services budget. This agency funds community based...
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Homes have more value than parkingMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - The Orchard Evangelical Free Church has plans to crush an entire block of beautiful homes located in proximity to Olive and Thomas schools, worth $3 million. They then p...
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Raise wages to help the disabledMay 29, 2013 5:00 am - Clearbrook and Little City are leading partners in the creation of the Care Campaign, a unique collaboration of community-based human service agencies, families, caregiv...
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Police, prosecutors at odds over what video shows in assault caseMay 30, 2013 9:27 am - They say the video doesn't lie — but can it tell two different stories? That appears to be the case for a Naperville man accused of swerving his vehicle at a teenage de...