All Stories from December 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Media lapdogs back disgrace in WashingtonDec 05, 2013 1:26 pm - What is going on in Washington is disgraceful. Elected officials looking straight into the camera lying to the American people — and not just about Obamacare, and not ju...
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Quinn signs pension overhaul into lawDec 05, 2013 1:25 pm - In a private ceremony attended by a few lawmakers, Gov. Pat Quinn signed landmark legislation Thursday to reform Illinois’ massively-underfunded pension system, though l...
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Businesses concerned about inaction on incentivesDec 05, 2013 1:18 pm - Illinois took a giant step toward fixing its biggest financial problem Thursday by putting a sweeping pension reform on the books, but legislators’ inaction on tax incen...
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Elgin heroin operation ‘ringleader’ gets 8-year sentenceDec 05, 2013 1:10 pm - A 30-year-old man, who Elgin police described as the “ringleader” of a heroin dealing operation after his arrest and that of 21 others in a May drug sweep, has been sent...
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Prospect stays perfectDec 05, 2013 1:05 pm - Prospect’s girls basketball team improved to 6-0 with 48-19 nonconference victory over visiting Highland Park on Thursday night at the Jean Walker Field House in Mt. Pro...
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Essay contest added to MLK Jr. prayer breakfast in Crystal LakeDec 05, 2013 12:52 pm - Submitted by FaithBridge An essay contest for middle school students honoring the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have A Dream” speech has been added to ...
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Upwardly mobile: Geneva high schoolers get a look at city government workingsDec 05, 2013 12:22 pm - A little bit of shaking and screaming made for a fun and educational morning for 14-year-old Maddie Gamble, a freshman at Geneva High School, along with a few of her cla...
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4 gold coins worth $5,200 discovered in Lake Zurich kettleDec 05, 2013 12:22 pm - Four gold coins valued at $1,300 each were dropped into a Salvation Army kettle in Lake Zurich on Wednesday. “We don’t have any idea who made the donation,” Salvation Ar...
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Fox Lake man sentenced to 6 years for fatal crashDec 05, 2013 12:17 pm - A Fox Lake man was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for killing a close friend in a crash after an afternoon of drinking in October 2012. Anthony Cechini, 24, o...
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Eggert, Libertyville reaching new heightsDec 05, 2013 12:13 pm - With 57 years of excellence behind it, there are very few high school wrestling programs with as rich a winning tradition as Libertyville. The Wildcats were pioneers in...