All Stories from December 9, 2013 (Change date)
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Glen Ellyn proposing $800,000 salt storage expansionDec 09, 2013 2:44 pm - An $800,000 expansion of the salt storage facility in Glen Ellyn is being proposed as the best solution to prevent a “snow emergency,” after the village nearly ran out o...
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Bartlett man receives 17 years for string of armed robberiesDec 09, 2013 2:34 pm - A 20-year-old Bartlett man pleaded guilty Monday to using a bludgeon to rob gas stations in Streamwood and Roselle last year. In exchange for his guilty plea to two cou...
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Barrington fire district adds three battalion chiefsDec 09, 2013 2:32 pm - With barely three weeks before it formally launches its own fire department Jan. 1, the Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District announced Monday it has hired thr...
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Up to 100,000 expected to honor Our Lady of GuadalupeDec 09, 2013 2:00 pm - More than 100,000 people will descend on Maryville Academy in Des Plaines this week — many of them on foot — to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe. The Rev...
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Leaky pipe, bad smell to be fixed at Libertyville HighDec 09, 2013 1:48 pm - An enormous generator will provide heat for Libertyville High School while crews fix a leaky steampipe, District 128 officials said Monday. The heating system is working...
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Vacant site in Mundelein could see retail developmentDec 09, 2013 1:42 pm - Long-vacant land near Mundelein’s Oak Creek Plaza would be redeveloped for new retail stores under a deal being negotiated with the shopping center’s owner. A sales-tax ...
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Batavia police investigating vandalism, trespassing at city hallDec 09, 2013 1:28 pm - Batavia police are trying to solve two mysteries, both of which happened in their own building Dec. 7. Who threw a plywood Christmas decoration through a glass door and ...
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McDonald’s key sales metric rises in NovemberDec 09, 2013 1:18 pm - Oak Brook-based McDonald’s said Monday that a key sales figure rose 0.5 percent in November, even as the world’s biggest hamburger chain faced tough competition and basi...
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NASA: Ancient Mars lake may have supported lifeDec 09, 2013 1:08 pm - LOS ANGELES — NASA’s Curiosity rover has uncovered signs of an ancient freshwater lake on Mars, which scientists say could have been a perfect spot for tiny primitive or...
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Serving students who served our countryDec 09, 2013 12:46 pm - At Waubonsee Community College, we consider it our privilege to serve all members of our community through our educational programs and services. We are also honored to ...