All Stories from October 23, 2013 (Change date)
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Donations leading to Batavia ballfield improvementsOct 23, 2013 3:00 pm - The proposed $13 million renovation of the Batavia High School athletic fields will begin soon with the varsity baseball field, because a business and two sports groups ...
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Ireland returns 2 blond children to Gypsy parentsOct 23, 2013 2:41 pm - DUBLIN — Ireland’s justice minister says two children temporarily taken by police from their Gypsy parents have been returned to their families after DNA tests determine...
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Dining events: Nostalgia lives on at Circa 57Oct 23, 2013 2:17 pm - Circa 57 opens The food is good, and the cars have fins — that’s part of the motto at Circa 57, a new throwback restaurant that opened last week in Arlington Heights for...
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Veto override fails, museums still free 52 daysOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Museums and aquariums in Illinois will have to continue offering free admission 52 days a year. The Illinois House failed Tuesday to override Gov. Pat Qui...
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Oberweis gathering signatures for US Senate runOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - SPRINGFIEL — State Sen. Jim Oberweis says he’s gathering petition signatures to make a bid for the U.S. Senate. The Republican from Sugar Grove made the comments Wednesd...
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Illinois lawmakers to revive talks on new casinosOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Video gambling machines at bars and restaurants are already competing with Illinois’ existing casinos, which could make five more casinos and slot machines...
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8 indicted on fraud charges at shuttered Chicago hospital 8 indicted on fraud charges at Chicago hospitalOct 23, 2013 2:16 pm - Eight people face federal fraud charges in an alleged kickback scheme involving Medicare and Medicaid patients at a Chicago hospital, the U.S. attorney’s office said Wed...
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New U.S. attorney for Chicago sworn inOct 23, 2013 2:15 pm - After a year without one, Chicago finally has a new, permanent chief federal prosecutor. A chief judge told lawyers at an unrelated status hearing Wednesday he’d just s...
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Tailgate party raises $90,000 for Home of SparrowOct 23, 2013 2:00 pm - Friends of Home of the Sparrow held its “Tailgate with Friends” fundraising event on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Pinstripes in South Barrington. From all sources, donations, ...
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Be in the audience for the Cook of the Week Challenge cookoffOct 23, 2013 2:00 pm - After heated rounds of recipe competitions, four suburban cooks have advanced to the finals of the Daily Herald's Cook of the Week Challenge, and you can be in the audie...