All Stories from July 8, 2013 (Change date)
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Dawn Patrol: Former St. Charles alderman dies; Cubs beat PittsburghJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - One injured after Waukegan-bound plane makes emergency landing One person was injured yesterday morning after a small plane heading to Waukegan made an emergency la...
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Tree removal increases neighborhood floodingJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - Water, water everywhere ... and more to come. Climate talks warn of increased storm intensity, frequency and flooding. Des Plaines requests flood funding, Mount Prospect...
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Decisions of past led to school closingsJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - It seems that the people who are the most vocal about the city of Chicago closing schools are the same people whose parents were vocal about their children going to scho...
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Neighbors want to talk about cell towerJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - My neighbors and I have lived with a cell tower in the middle of our neighborhood, without complaint, for over 20 years. Palatine did not approve this tower. It was buil...
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Common Core is a step backwardJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - The next year, 2014, has more than Obamacare to implement. In 46 of the 50 states, including Illinois, a collision is about to occur with a new teaching system called Co...
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Memory of the old drive-in on Route 53
Jul 08, 2013 5:00 am - The screen of the 53 Outdoor Theater was very visible from my make-shift bike repair shop. I had shoveled two feet of pigeon gunk out of the loft when we moved to the fa... -
Do those who apologize deserve forgiveness?Jul 08, 2013 5:00 am - When is an apology not an apology? Is it an admission of a mistake, of ignorance, of genuine misjudgment, and asking for forgiveness? Or is it meant merely to conceal on...
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Hey, why not make everyone carry a gun?Jul 08, 2013 5:00 am - Yes, concealed carry probably has some deterrent value. Since no one of any gathering knows who is packing heat, maybe some of the bad guys will have second thoughts abo...
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Getting men to see a doctor — before it's too lateJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - For a good 10 years, Josh Hastings had annoying stomach problems. Food just didn't sit well in his system. It got so bad he went to a doctor, who recommended a colonosco...
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Village should dump Turkish sister cityJul 08, 2013 5:00 am - Why is Schaumburg trying to placate Muslims by picking a city in Turkey as a sister city? The sister city program should consider cities with similar values. Why is Turk...