All Stories from June 17, 2013 (Change date)
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Palatine housing project faces first big test TuesdayJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The permanent supportive housing development proposed near downtown Palatine will face its first big test this week at a meeting of the village's plan commission. Plenty...
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Suburban districts spend $320,800 opposing online charter school planJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - The appeal process for a proposed suburban virtual charter school was cut short last week — but not before 18 suburban school districts spent more than $320,800 in legal...
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Weekend in Review: Mom starts scouts alternative; Game 3 for Hawks tonightJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Sentence voided in 2005 Aurora murder A state appellate court on Friday voided a 35-year prison sentence for a man who pleaded guilty to killing a woman in Aurora i...
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Aurora still betting on Hollywood Casino after 20 yearsJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Hollywood Casino has been floating, in one way or another, on the Fox River in Aurora for 20 years, spanning at least two major pushes to revitalize the downtown of Illi...
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Bridge is next step in Aurora's RiverEdge visionJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Fresh off its grand opening weekend, there's still work to be done to complete Aurora's RiverEdge Park. The next step for the facility designed to revitalize the city's ...
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Lake County church builds future on historyJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Rising out of a farm field in northern Lake County is a sand-colored edifice that inspires more than double takes. If the Renaissance-style building facing Route 45 in O...
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Suburban bikers find a groove but want safer streetsJun 17, 2013 5:15 am - Potholes. Oblivious drivers. Busy streets with high speed limits. There are plenty of hazards for suburban commuters who want to use two wheels, not four, Monday through...
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Gene therapy to fight the flu?Jun 17, 2013 5:14 am - In 2009, a global collaboration of scientists, public health agencies and companies raced to make a vaccine against a pandemic influenza virus, but most of it wasn’t rea...
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Music’s healing power noteworthyJun 17, 2013 5:01 am - The playlist of evidence that music has a special role in our lives and health has been getting longer in the past few months. Certainly, not everyone likes the same mus...
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A word to politicians about abortionJun 17, 2013 5:00 am - I know a lot of politicians read the letters to the editor. I would like to see if they can answer this question if they are for abortion. Have any of you asked your par...