All Stories from December 5, 2013 (Change date)
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Ad catches eye, but diversity event aims at heartDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Like all billboards, the one that went up Wednesday in Chicago is designed to grab our attention. It shows a U.S. soldier in uniform embracing a woman wearing a wedding...
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Young Arlington Heights actor front and center as 'Rudolph'Dec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Cody Bolithon is no stranger to being on stage - or playing key roles in musicals. The 10-year-old starred as Horton in Metropolis Performing Arts Centre's "Seussical" ...
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Elgin City Council votes to stop free leaf collection bagsDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Elgin City Council members on Wednesday rejected a plan to reduce garbage fees and decided to stop supplying free leaf collection bags to residents next year. Councilman...
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Ice wines are a cool favorite for holiday menusDec 05, 2013 4:30 am - Leaving grapes to freeze on the vine seems like a recipe for stone cold failure. But under the right conditions, the grapes that come in from the (extreme) cold can prod...
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Editorial: Want better democracy? Try a little more trustDec 05, 2013 4:00 am - Do you count your change in the fast-food drive-through lane? Have you ever done a background check on a potential suitor? Do you turn on a nanny cam when you leave the ...
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Photo ethics now more important than everDec 05, 2013 4:00 am - One day a long time ago, a woman stormed into the newsroom of the small northwestern Illinois daily where I worked, her somewhat embarrassed pre-teen son in tow. The boy...
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Do a better job at pointing out corruptionDec 05, 2013 4:00 am - With all due respect, your Dec. 3 “Goldilocks” opinion of the Illinois pension deal is the perfect illustration of why Illinois is in such dire straits. Let’s start with...
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Dawn Patrol: Inside the pension deal; Palatine High sports legend diesDec 05, 2013 4:00 am - How pension deal unfolded State lawmakers’ differences of opinion over what to do about Illinois’ $100 billion in pension debt dragged on for years, with new propos...
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A gift for China in every shopping bagDec 05, 2013 4:00 am - In the frenzy of post Thanksgiving holiday shopping, maiming and injuring hundreds in the stampedes rushing to snatch something still unaffordable off the shelves, we ac...
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Why doesn’t Congress aim higher?Dec 05, 2013 4:00 am - Congressional budget negotiators are moving to meet a Dec. 13 deadline to produce, well, something. For weeks, we’ve been told to keep expectations low. There’ll be no “...