All Stories from October 28, 2013 (Change date)
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This season’s holiday light show in Vernon Hills could be the lastOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - Since debuting in 1994, Vernon Hills’ Winter Wonderland drive-through holiday light show on the grounds of the former Cuneo estate has become one of the largest in the s...
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Weekend in Review: Cops duke it out for charity; 3 firefighters hurt in condo fireOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - Cops, civic leaders duke it out for charity Police officers and civic leaders from Aurora, Elgin and other suburban communities put on headgear and padded gloves Su...
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Bartlett leaders hope to raise awareness of heroin plagueOct 28, 2013 5:30 am - Bartlett Police Chief Kent Williams has heard too many times from young, recovering heroin addicts that they wished they knew how dangerous the drug really was before tr...
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Son to follow in TV steps of ‘Crocodile Hunter’Oct 28, 2013 5:30 am - HONG KONG — The youngest Irwin is following in the TV hosting footsteps of late “Crocodile Hunter” Steve Irwin and big sister, Bindi. Nine-year-old Robert Irwin will co-...
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Get to know a Tea Party memberOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - To Bill Reddy: Your despicable comments (Your Views, Oct. 7) comparing the Tea Party to Osama bin Laden simply tells me that you have very little knowledge of either one...
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Strength-training exercise can help slow bone lossOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Q: I've heard that weight-bearing exercises are a good way to prevent osteoporosis. Can you describe a few? A: Use it or lose it: That message applies to most parts of o...
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We can’t take out ‘payday loans’ foreverOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - A paraphrase from one of our president’s many, many, speeches in effect is saying: “Increasing the national debt does not increase the debt because that money has alread...
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Are suburbs getting short end of transit stick?Oct 28, 2013 5:00 am - If you pay $4.50 in tax for a sweater at Oakbrook Center, should some of that money go toward a midmorning Metra train on the BNSF? Or should a portion pay for a faster ...
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The squeaky wheels get less jet noiseOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Funny story: Today’s front page of the Chicago Tribune: “O’Hare runway, changing noise footprint angers some nearby residents.” Poor Park Ridge, where was your mayor whe...
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Cuts in federal court funding hurt allOct 28, 2013 5:00 am - Our federal courts are quickly finding it difficult to carry out their duties and responsibilities as set forth in the Constitution and acts of Congress because of fundi...