All Stories from July 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Interim chief: No Schaumburg police jobs at riskJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Fifty-five recommended changes to the Schaumburg Police Department are likely to take a considerable time to fully implement but shouldn't require significant budgetary ...
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Quick learning curve for new District 41 superintendentJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - School doesn't start until Aug. 26 for students in Glen Ellyn Elementary District 41, but the learning process already has begun for the district's new superintendent. P...
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Waubonsee full-time faculty get raises in new contractJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Waubonsee Community College's full-time faculty will receive raises of 4 percent under a three-year contract trustees approved Wednesday night. But they will have to...
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Suburban kids love rockin' the stageJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - The guitar starts playing the first notes of "Stairway to Heaven" and the crowd stirs on a recent Saturday at Taste of Lakeview in Chicago. When the voice begins to sin...
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Not the same old song and dance on these accordionsJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Unsophisticated minds reading about the accordion convention starting today in Lisle might expect some cliché story referencing the long-dead Lawrence Welk, the schmaltz...
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Glen Ellyn dad plans one more fundraiserJul 18, 2013 5:30 am - Matt Tretter throws a party every year with hundreds of invitees, but the guest of honor has never attended. Tretter’s little girl, Caitlin, died on April 17, 1999, aft...
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Railroad crossing work in West ChicagoJul 18, 2013 5:20 am - West Chicago’s Washington Street crossing will be closed from Friday, July 26, through Aug. 5 as crews from the Canadian National Railway perform scheduled maintenance a...
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Seek the truths shown by climate scienceJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Since the news media do such a poor job of covering climate change, I feel compelled to respond to misinformation on the subject whenever I see it. In a recent letter to...
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Assault rifles wrong target against crimeJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Regarding your editorial on banning assault weapons, can you even define an “assault weapon”? Originally the term referred to fully automatic military rifles such as the...
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Night life events: Retro Bistro honors Tour with yellow jersey drinkJul 18, 2013 5:00 am - Tour de France drink In honor of the Tour de France, Retro Bistro created the yellow jersey cocktail — French L'Orange Grey Goose over ice with a splash of French S...