All Stories from January 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Springfield airport makes $5.3M in improvementsJan 14, 2014 5:44 am - Springfield’s Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport underwent $5.3 million in improvements last year. Springfield Airport Authority Chairman Frank Vala said Monday that the up...
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Affordable housing for gay seniors opens in Pa.Jan 14, 2014 5:35 am - PHILADELPHIA — Jerry Zeft was so excited to move into his new apartment that he slept on an air mattress for nearly a week while he waited for his bed and other belongin...
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Beanie Babies maker avoids prison for tax evasionJan 14, 2014 5:33 am - The billionaire businessman behind Beanie Babies learned Tuesday he won’t go to prison for hiding at least $25 million from U.S. tax authorities, and the judge who gave ...
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Downers Grove, Schaumburg corporate reps to join trade missionJan 14, 2014 5:30 am - Executives of two Illinois companies are joining the U.S. Secretary of Commerce on her first trade mission. Chicagoan Penny Pritzker says she'll be traveling to Mexico i...
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Lake County jail becomes GED testing site to help inmates earn a diplomaJan 14, 2014 5:16 am - To make it easier for Lake County jail inmates to earn an educational diploma, the jail has been named as a registered general education development (GED) testing site b...
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Bourbon truly American, despite foreign tiesJan 14, 2014 5:00 am - CLERMONT, Ky. — Kentucky bourbon remains authentically American, whiskey insiders maintain — even when some of its distillers answer to foreign companies. The planned $1...
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Start with celery for a healthy, crunchy saladJan 14, 2014 5:00 am - I know this will make me sound like some ultraserious dieter — which I'm not! — but I love raw celery. The humble celery stalk shines in so many ways, from a bloody mary...
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Have-It-Your-Way Celery SaladJan 14, 2014 5:00 am - 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 1 tablespoon lemon juice 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard Kosher salt and ground black pepper 8 ribs celery, very thinly sliced crosswise 2-...
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Fox Sports tests weather gadgets for Super BowlJan 14, 2014 5:00 am - Fox Sports has a few weather-related tricks up its sleeve for next month's Super Bowl telecast, and the network plans to test them out before the Feb. 2 game at MetLife ...
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Will Cubs fans bring the heat at convention?Jan 14, 2014 4:50 am - The run-up to spring training begins in earnest this week for the Cubs. Actually, it’s been more of a stumble-up as the team took some social-media heat Monday for the ...