All Stories from December 16, 2013 (Change date)
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Menards revises Vernon Hills plan in response to questions from officials and neighborsDec 16, 2013 1:42 pm - In response to questions from village officials and residents, home improvement retailer Menard Inc. has revised plans for a proposed store near Milwaukee Avenue in Vern...
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Duckworth: Signing up for insurance took 8 hoursDec 16, 2013 1:25 pm - U.S. Rep. Tammy Duckworth, a Hoffman Estates Democrat, said she’s happy with the health insurance plan she bought through the federal exchange but admitted she felt the ...
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Cook County 2014 picnic permits to be available onlineDec 16, 2013 1:09 pm - The Forest Preserves of Cook County will begin selling 2014 picnic permits online and in-person on Thursday, Jan. 2. New this year is an online permitting system, called...
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Cook County waives same-sex marriage deadline for terminal illnessDec 16, 2013 1:09 pm - Months before a new state law allowing gay marriage takes effect, Cook County Clerk David Orr announced Monday his office will begin issuing licenses to same-sex couples...
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Wood Dale to sponsor forum on dangers of heroinDec 16, 2013 1:07 pm - Wood Dale police Chief Greg Vesta has school-aged children. And he says he and every other parent should be concerned about the dangers of heroin and its increasing hol...
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30 easy eats for fuss-free holiday entertainingDec 16, 2013 1:06 pm - Fantasizing about throwing a big holiday bash, but fearful you’ll spend the whole party — or worse, the whole week — in the kitchen prepping? We’ve got you covered. We’v...
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Poll: Americans see end of stock surgeDec 16, 2013 1:06 pm - NEW YORK — Americans aren’t expecting another bang-up year for the stock market, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. Of the people polled, 40 percent think the...
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Three plead not guilty in fatal West Chicago stabbingDec 16, 2013 1:00 pm - Three reputed gang members charged with the late November stabbing death of a Wheaton man pleaded innocent Monday to all charges against them, including first-degree mur...
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Pa. pastor won’t quit voluntarily over gay weddingDec 16, 2013 12:59 pm - PHILADELPHIA — A United Methodist minister in Pennsylvania plans to defy a church order to surrender his credentials for performing a same-sex wedding. The Rev. Frank Sc...
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Relative: Mandela signer in group that burned menDec 16, 2013 12:55 pm - JOHANNESBURG — The bogus sign language interpreter at last week’s Nelson Mandela memorial service was among a group of people who accosted two men found with a stolen te...