All Stories from June 30, 2013 (Change date)
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You can ‘get away’ from it all without leaving homeJun 30, 2013 9:00 am - According to a recent survey of the real estate industry, second homes are today’s hot properties. Whether it is the home by the lake, a Florida condo or an old farmhous...
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Elgin mom advocates for parents to skip immunizationsJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - Shortly after posting on her Facebook page that she was looking to take her toddler to a chickenpox party and expose him to the virus, Hollie Redinger realized she was i...
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Roselle man's garage clutter holds a lifetime of memoriesJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - The vestiges of Bob DeBellis' past are mostly loaded into trucks to be carted away. The emotional baggage isn't as easy to discard. “I'm happy. I really am,” insists the...
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Some think religious vaccination exemption is too broadJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - Illinois has two types of exemptions allowing unvaccinated kids to stay in school: One calls for a doctor’s note if, for example, a child is allergic to a certain vaccin...
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Lake Zurich families band together on flood cleanupJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - Although many flood-prone areas in the Northwest suburbs suffer over and over again, the damage done last Wednesday to Rosemary and Ed Sebastian’s Lake Zurich cul-de-sac...
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Subscribers: Be sure to activate your e-editionJun 30, 2013 8:00 am - To our Readers, In April, we introduced a vastly improved version of our Daily Herald replica edition, and we’re pleased that it’s received strong praise from subscriber...
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Mid-year mutual fund review: Bond funds sinkJun 30, 2013 7:33 am - NEW YORK — Brace yourself. If you have money in a bond mutual fund, you’re likely to feel some pain when you open your mid-year account statement. After years of steady...
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6 ways to instill money management skills in teensJun 30, 2013 7:27 am - Your teenage kids may be old enough to get a part-time job and start taking college prep exams, but do they know how to manage their money? Parents can get their teens ...
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A Bernanke exit might complicate Fed’s pullbackJun 30, 2013 7:12 am - WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve expects to start slowing its bond-buying program this year just before it might need to manage another major transition that could spook...
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Is Paula Deen toast in racial slur controversy?Jun 30, 2013 7:10 am - NEW YORK — Will Paula Deen go the way of Michael Richards or Charlie Sheen? One unleashed a bigoted tirade and is no longer a lovable, easily employable clown. The other...