All Stories from October 25, 2013 (Change date)
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Dawn Patrol: 1 dead in Higgins Road crash; Elgin road closuresOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - 1 dead in 4-vehicle crash that closes Higgins Road Des Plaines firefighters said last night that a man was killed in a crash involving four vehicles on Higgins Road...
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Hooked on politics after one night in ’60Oct 25, 2013 5:00 am - On Nov. 4, 1960, I was a freshman at the University of Illinois-Navy Pier. I was not very political, though I had been following the presidential campaign between John K...
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Loss of draft made problems worseOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Today we see in the news on TV and radio and newspapers across our country telling us about all the gangs and killings that go on daily. We also see a lack of moral char...
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Personal insurance rates skyrocketingOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - According to a letter I received from my insurer, starting in January 2014, insurance rates for an adult with one child will almost double for the same coverage with a h...
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Editorial: Suburban cops going into the ring to reach outOct 25, 2013 5:00 am - Jeff Swoboda knows well that the most effective police work is in getting to know the people in your community — to show them you’re just as human as they are and to gai...
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Mount Prospect District 57, teachers union turn to mediationOct 25, 2013 4:45 am - Mount Prospect Elementary District 57 and its teachers union have decided to enlist the help of a federal mediator in ongoing contract negotiations. The district announc...
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More important: car or health insurance?Oct 25, 2013 4:40 am - More important: car or health insurance? I have been driving for 60 years. During all of those years of driving, I have never personally had a single claim against ...
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Our own Rush Limbaugh wannabeOct 25, 2013 4:40 am - Our own Rush Limbaugh wannabe We’ve all seen the great work the Tea Party is doing shutting down the government in Washington, but it was good to see them at work r...
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Nekritz uses a football term: Pension reform 'at the one-yard line'Oct 25, 2013 4:30 am - State Rep. Elaine Nekritz, a Northbrook Democrat who's been toward the front of the debate over teachers' and state workers' retirements for a few years now, says she's ...
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Former St. Charles mayor Fred Norris given Barth AwardOct 25, 2013 4:30 am - One might say Fred Norris has been the ultimate pitchman for the Tri-Cities, supporting numerous organizations and causes with fundraising and volunteer efforts in addit...