All Stories from September 9, 2013 (Change date)
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A baseball cheat sheet for the most important statsSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - One of the popular features on WGN Cubs broadcasts is Stats Sunday. We normally dive into one of the “new school” statistics in effort to advance the discussion. In that...
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Wheaton library honors retiring longtime directorSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - Card catalogs and encyclopedias have given way to bar codes and the Internet, but for Sarah Meisels, the mission of a public library is pretty much what it was when she ...
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Goel announces 8th congressional candidacySep 09, 2013 5:30 am - Taking aim at “Obamacare” and the national debt, 8th Congressional District candidate Manju Goel outlined her campaign platform Sunday during the Northwest Suburban Repu...
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Rongey: Pitching numbers can be so deceivingSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - On Monday night, two of the best pitchers in the game will oppose one another in Chicago. With the Tigers at U.S. Cellular Field, Chris Sale faces Max Scherzer, and whil...
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Planning your exit from the business requires actual planningSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - Talk exit planning with Peter Christman, and he’ll throw a bunch of statistics at you. The numbers can be grim. Here are two to consider: Ÿ The typical business owner, ...
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Father, son team run growing bank in Hanover ParkSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - An interview with Andy Salk, co-owner of First Eagle Bank in Hanover Park. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: First Eagle Bank is an independent, entrepreneur...
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Weekend in Review: Charges in 3-hour police standoff; Trestman era startsSep 09, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett teacher's charity links his students with Africa Bartlett High School teacher Brett Weiss teaches International Relations to his suburban students. And he ...
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High levels of blood sugar boost risk of dementia, study findsSep 09, 2013 5:29 am - High levels of blood sugar raise the risk of dementia, even if a person doesn’t have diabetes, a condition known to be associated with the brain disease, a study found. ...
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Movement becomes medicine for Parkinson’s patientsSep 09, 2013 5:26 am - The first thing you notice at Lucy Bowen McCauley’s dance class for people with Parkinson’s disease is the range of symptoms among the 15 people seated in a wide circle ...
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Science weighs in on the ‘Freshman 15’Sep 09, 2013 5:16 am - For many new college students, adapting to university life is especially challenging when faced with the threat of the so-called “Freshman 15,” a term for the weight col...