All Stories from November 18, 2013 (Change date)
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Will that hopeful feeling ever return?Nov 18, 2013 4:00 am - A junior at Elmhurst’s York High School in 1963, I will never forget when legendary cross country coach Joe Newton announced to our gym class that JFK had been shot. Aft...
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Events taught importance of divergent thinkingNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - As I sat in my sixth-grade classroom in Wilmington, Del., stealing looks at the clock for an upcoming violin lesson, our principal made two brief but clear announcements...
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At sea close to Russia at time was unnervingNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My ship (USCGC Northwind) was in the western Bering Sea off the coast of Russia when late in the afternoon the rumor went around that the president had been shot. Our HA...
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Amazon, post office a smart partnershipNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - “Amazon, U.S. Postal Service to partner.” So proclaimed the headline in the Daily Herald’s Business section. A preceding headline to this one should have read, “Amazon ...
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Excitement about JFK started with his local visitNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - JFK was the first politician I knew anything about. I became interested in the upcoming election as a middle school student in Lake Zurich. We talked about the election ...
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Engagement joy quickly turned to sorrowNov 18, 2013 4:00 am - My husband, Donald Smith, served in the Honor Guard at JFK’s inauguration. On Nov, 21, 1963, we became engaged to be married. The very next day our president was assassi...
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Renovated Oakbrook Center unveiling new lookNov 18, 2013 3:58 am - After getting a full-scale makeover, Oakbrook Center is ready for its coming-out party. The mall is playing host to a Friday event that will both launch the holiday seas...
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Winfield to vote on borrowing plan for roadsNov 18, 2013 3:32 am - Winfield trustees are expected to vote Thursday night on a plan to borrow millions of dollars to fix the village’s worst streets. The town needs an estimated $4 million ...
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Itasca looking at salary scale for nonunion employeesNov 18, 2013 2:37 am - Faced with the reality that some village employees are nearly surpassing their supervisors on the pay scale, Itasca has begin evaluating its compensation package for 25 ...
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Evidence on the Pavement exhibit at CLCNov 18, 2013 2:22 am - There is plenty to reflect upon at Joel Sheesley’s art show at College of Lake County’s Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art. The 15 oil on canvas paintings contain...