All Stories from January 12, 2014 (Change date)
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Expansion coming to Lake County juvenile centerJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - A long-proposed expansion of Lake County's juvenile courthouse near Vernon Hills finally is moving forward. A $10.5 million addition to the north side of the Robert W. D...
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Warning: Suburban coyotes view your pets as intrudersJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - While walking her unleashed 12-year-old Maltese, Daisy, in her front yard on a chilly November night, Carol Cincinello noticed the silhouette of another animal. Daisy, w...
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'King of Nerds' contestant already a pioneerJan 12, 2014 7:00 am - Vying to become "King of the Nerds" and win the $100,000 prize offered by the TBS reality TV competition show airing later this month, 23-year-old Josh Wittenkeller alre...
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AT&T to sell toll-free service for wireless dataJan 12, 2014 6:38 am - LAS VEGAS — AT&T Inc., the country’s second-largest wireless carrier, announced this week that it’s setting up a “1-800” service for wireless data. Websites that pay for...
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Growing number of seniors caring for other seniorsJan 12, 2014 6:04 am - NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — Paul Gregoline lies in bed, awaiting the helper who will get him up, bathed and groomed. He is 92 years old, has Alzheimer’s disease and needs a hand...
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Need a passport? More investors are looking abroadJan 12, 2014 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Go west, investors. Oh, and east too. Stocks are back en vogue five years after the financial crisis, but the interest isn't universal: Investors are piling ...
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Career Coach: New year presents an opportunity to get betterJan 12, 2014 5:59 am - By Joyce E. Russell No matter what happened in 2013, it is now behind us, and it is time to look ahead to 2014. Hope is the thing that most of us want to feel with a new...
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How to get ahead in business with a short resumeJan 12, 2014 5:48 am - NEW YORK — Hey twentysomethings, dreaming of trading in the safety of a regular paycheck to start your own business? There’s no secret sauce. Instead, founders of three ...
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State budgets to aid U.S. growth amid federal cutsJan 12, 2014 5:47 am - WASHINGTON — State and local governments are poised to increase spending this year, adding to the U.S. economic expansion, even as their federal counterpart cuts back. O...
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Twitter, Internet increasingly popular for blacksJan 12, 2014 5:43 am - WASHINGTON — Young, college-educated and higher-income African Americans are just as likely as their white counterparts to use the Internet, and Twitter seems to be a fa...