All Stories from December 11, 2013 (Change date)
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Chicago asks where bike-sharing stations should beDec 11, 2013 5:30 am - Chicago's new bicycle-sharing program is asking city residents where the next 175 sidewalk docking stations should be located. The Divvy program with its bright blue bik...
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Illinois names scientists to new state positionsDec 11, 2013 5:26 am - CHMPAIGN — Seven scientists have been appointed to state-scientist positions at the Prairie Research Institute at the University of Illinois. A news release form the ins...
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Music notes: Wynonna Judd making a suburban stopDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - Country-music Christmas Country superstar Wynonna Judd will make a stop in the suburbs this weekend with her band, the Big Noise. Judd, who rose to worldwide succes...
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NW Ind. county council opposes Illiana ExpresswayDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - CROWN POINT, Ind. — A northwestern Indiana county council has passed a resolution opposing the proposed 47-mile tollway linking Interstate 65 with I-55 south of Chicago....
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Yoga room opens at Chicago's O'Hare airportDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - Find your zen air travelers: Chicago's O'Hare International Airport now has a yoga room. The Chicago Department of Aviation announced Tuesday that the airport yoga room ...
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Rockford business builds from socks upDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - ROCKFORD — Joelene Chinn didn't go into business to build an empire. Chinn started Socks-That-Rock nearly six years ago with the simple goal of building it to the point ...
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Illinois trying to land new Boeing facilityDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - Illinois is among the states trying to land Boeing's new aircraft manufacturing plant. The Chicago-based company is choosing a location to build its new 400-seat 777X je...
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Pay gains for young women; inequality still seenDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - WASHINGTON — About 75 percent of young women believe the U.S. needs to do more to bring about equality in the workplace, a new study finds, despite a narrowing pay gap a...
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Weekend picks: Get a little Christmas at Highland Park Winter WonderlandDec 11, 2013 5:00 am - Walking in a Winter Wonderland Head back in time to an old-fashioned holiday as the Downtown Highland Park organization hosts its Winter Wonderland in Port Clinton ...
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Bitter cold grips area; take precautions, experts sayDec 11, 2013 4:58 am - Freezing temperatures and windchills far below zero iced the Chicago area Wednesday night into Thursday. The National Weather Service issued a Wind Chill Advisory until ...