All Stories from November 6, 2013 (Change date)
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How to reduce allergies while gardeningNov 06, 2013 5:00 am - Allergies can put a serious crimp in gardening: A runny nose, itchy eyes, or a wheezing and persistent cough can drive allergy sufferers indoors during the growing seaso...
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Daily Herald columnist pens book about food's role in diabetesNov 06, 2013 4:45 am - Beans, kale, dark chocolate and barley. If you want to make food choices that will control diabetes, these “power foods” should be on the menu. That's just one of the th...
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Kane to measure recidivism rate for first-time offenders given a breakNov 06, 2013 4:30 am - The Kane County state's attorney's office first offered a pretrial diversion program in 1995 for first-time, nonviolent offenders to avoid a felony conviction. About 80 ...
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Dist. 87 proposes iPads for all freshmen by 2014Nov 06, 2013 4:30 am - If Glenbard High School District 87 officials have their way, iPads will replace textbooks and novels next fall for all incoming freshmen. The proposal to use the device...
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Wauconda board votes to sponsor Turkey TrotNov 06, 2013 4:30 am - When the third annual Wauconda Turkey Trot begins on Thanksgiving Day, village Trustee Teri Burke will be at the starting line. Burke has run a 5-kilometer race only onc...
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Naperville approves '90 percent' of sergeants' contractNov 06, 2013 4:30 am - Naperville City Council on Tuesday night approved the majority of a contract with the police sergeants' union, but three remaining issues will not be resolved until an i...
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Good wine: American winemakers blending grapes, stirring up salesNov 06, 2013 4:26 am - In the 1970s, a new word entered wine’s active vocabulary. The word: varietal. We learned it meant a wine made from primarily one grape variety. It was the vinous equiva...
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DuPage Children's Museum CEO stepping down after 22 yearsNov 06, 2013 4:15 am - The DuPage Children's Museum was open for just four months when Susan Broad took the administrative reins on April Fools' Day in 1992. Located in the lower level of Whea...
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Editorial: NFL bullying case is a teaching momentNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - Clearly the timing couldn’t be better for Indian Prairie Unit District 204 and its parents council to host a bullying prevention presentation tonight at Crone Middle Sch...
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Appropriate name for Washington teamNov 06, 2013 4:00 am - In light of all the media attention to the name of the Washington NFL team, I suggest the name be changed to the “Washington Taxmen.” Steven R. Heuberger Libertyville ...