All Stories from January 6, 2014 (Change date)
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Senate confirm Yellen to lead Federal ReserveJan 06, 2014 5:08 pm - WASHINGTON — The Senate confirmed Janet Yellen on Monday as the first woman to lead the Federal Reserve, elevating an advocate of fighting unemployment and a backer of t...
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Judge: Chicago’s ban on gun sales unconstitutionalJan 06, 2014 5:05 pm - A federal judge has ruled a Chicago ordinance banning the sale of firearms within the city limits is unconstitutional. Judge Edmond E. Chang issued his ruling Monday in ...
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Army Corps releases report on asian carpJan 06, 2014 4:58 pm - TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — A federal agency sent Congress a list of alternatives Monday for shielding the Great Lakes from an invasion by Asian carp that could devastate nat...
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Forgetting the cold for a few hoursJan 06, 2014 4:29 pm - What do you do when it’s minus 18 degrees out? How about roller skating? Kids and parents got a chance to temporarily forget how cold it was outside Monday, as they ska...
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Tickets available for Arlington Hts. chamber dinnerJan 06, 2014 4:28 pm - Tickets are available for the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce’s 67th annual Installation and Awards Dinner, to be held 5:30-9:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at Europea...
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Big Chef Burgers opens Tuesday in SchaumburgJan 06, 2014 4:04 pm - Tuesday sees the opening of Schaumburg’s first new restaurant of 2014 — Big Chef Burgers. The “Big Chef” is 6-foot 6-inch, Italian-born Cristiano Bassani, who became exe...
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Chicago poet to lead discussion at Palatine libraryJan 06, 2014 4:01 pm - The Northwest Cultural Council Second Saturday Poetry Workshop 9 a.m. to noon Jan. 11 at the Palatine Public Library, 700 N. North Court, will be led by Maureen Tolman F...
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Some Lake Zurich band members delayed in MadridJan 06, 2014 4:00 pm - Weather problems in the States forced some members of Lake Zurich High School’s marching band to stay in Madrid longer than planned after performing in a prestigious par...
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Radon kits availableJan 06, 2014 3:55 pm - The Lake County Health Department is encouraging residents to check the radon levels of their homes or apartments in January or during cold weather months — and is makin...
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Wauconda meeting canceledJan 06, 2014 3:54 pm - Due to the continued cold weather, Wauconda officials have canceled the village board meeting scheduled for Tuesday. “With such a light agenda, there is no reason to mak...