All Stories from September 5, 2013 (Change date)
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The best prep volleyball player never to play in the IHSASep 05, 2013 2:16 pm - Annika Albrecht is one of the top 100 volleyball players in the country, and she lives in our back yard. She has never set foot on an IHSA volleyball court. After 17 yea...
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District 204 to interview superintendent search firmsSep 05, 2013 2:12 pm - The Indian Prairie Unit District 204 school board will interview two search firms that could be given the job of finding the district’s next superintendent after Kathy B...
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Sugar Grove Township park plan on holdSep 05, 2013 2:08 pm - The idea of putting a 27-acre park near the Sugar Grove Village Hall across from the library is on hold. Sugar Grove Township officials are going to see how such a park ...
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Backpacks staving off weekend hunger for some kidsSep 05, 2013 2:00 pm - A kid toting a backpack is an icon for back-to-school time. But in at least 18 area school districts, the backpack some students haul home on Friday totes more than book...
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Boeing sees China’s air fleet tripling in 20 yearsSep 05, 2013 1:49 pm - BEIJING — China’s airlines are likely to triple the size of their fleets over the next two decades, driven by strong economic growth and rising tourism spending, Chicago...
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Report: J.C. Penney dumps Martha StewartSep 05, 2013 1:47 pm - NEW YORK — J.C. Penney is ending a tug-of-war with its nemesis over Martha Stewart. J.C. Penney is reportedly dumping the Martha Stewart brand, after sales of the home m...
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Tree of Life coffee house welcomes back blues performerSep 05, 2013 1:45 pm - Submitted by Tree of Life On Saturday, Sept. 7, blues artist Andy Cohen returns to Haystacks Coffee House at 7 p.m. at the Tree of Life Unitarian Universalist Congregati...
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PayPal app adds more mobile wallet featuresSep 05, 2013 1:45 pm - NEW YORK — PayPal is updating its mobile app, adding features such as the ability to place an order ahead of time and pay with it while at the restaurant table. The move...
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Yahoo unveils new logoSep 05, 2013 1:43 pm - SUNNYVALE, Calif. — Yahoo has refreshed its logo for the first time since shortly after the Internet company’s founding 18 years ago. The new look unveiled late Wednesda...
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Donate books locally for Chicago area collection driveSep 05, 2013 1:39 pm - Every child deserves to be well-educated and it all starts with the power of a book. PODS of Chicago, a moving and storage company, is working with Great Lakes Credit Un...