All Stories from June 10, 2013 (Change date)
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Are you better off after CN/EJ&E merger?Jun 10, 2013 5:15 am - “CN's plan to move many of its freight trains from rail lines mainly in the Chicago area onto the less-used EJ&E tracks has attracted both support and fierce opposition ...
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Many concerned by Barrington, fire district splitJun 10, 2013 5:15 am - There are few government obligations as basic as fire and ambulance service, and the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District has a delicate but all-important tra...
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Support for letters on grid, gunsJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Kudos to Chris Curtis, CEO of Schneider Electric, and John Estey, executive chairman of S7C Electric, for their brief but, I believe, effective article on the Smart Grid...
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Two versions of ChristianityJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Well, once again the Boy Scouts have stuck their foot in it. In trying to please all, they have only pleased none but themselves. Allowing gay boys and not gay Scout lea...
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What’s taking so long for Rt. 53 extension?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - My wife and I in June completed a 1,700-mile round trip to southern Georgia paying from $3.15 to $3.25 a gallon for gasoline, except in Indiana where higher prices still...
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Skipping payments has to stopJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - As a near 23-year state employee nearing retirement, I am closely watching the Illinois Senate and House for some sort of reasonable compromise to our huge deficit. Howe...
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Much was gained with prescription billJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - State legislators deserve great credit for taking on an important mental health issue in the just-completed spring session. While our bill, licensing specially trained p...
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Does church really need more parking?Jun 10, 2013 5:00 am - For 31 years I have lived down the street from the Orchard Evangelical Free Church. I have watched the church expand and replace two homes with additional parking. I reg...
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BSA ‘compromise’ is offensiveJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - I was a member of the Boy Scouts of America from 1940 to 1944. The question of sexual orientation was a nonissue. Not ever did it occur to me that the Scout promise to b...
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Government should come cleanJun 10, 2013 5:00 am - Day by day, the eruption of scandals locally and in Washington is getting worse. Today’s news topics include freedom of the press and search and seizure, historical revi...