All Stories from February 2, 2014 (Change date)
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Cacao nibs are chock-full of nutrientsFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Our blender, like many, gets a bit of a reprieve in the winter. Instead of humming countless times a day, it might secure a morning to sleep in, but it is a rare day tha...
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Much-criticized exit deal with ex-CEO still costing MetraFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - Even as Metra settled last week on a permanent executive director, the agency continues to shell out thousands to its former chief. Since late June, the commuter rail ag...
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Suburbanites recall Beatlemania's arrival 50 years agoFeb 02, 2014 4:30 am - A half century before "viral videos," this was the moment. Still raw from the assassination of President Kennedy 80 days earlier, 73 million Americans - more than 40 pe...
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No more baby blankets at Lutheran GeneralFeb 02, 2014 4:23 am - Starting today, all babies in the Advocate Lutheran General Hospital newborn nursery won’t have blankets anymore; they’ll have Halo SleepSacks, a wearable blanket that o...
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Kohl's exhibit examines Japanese culture through the seasonsFeb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Developed by the Brooklyn Children's Museum, the exhibit “Japan and Nature: Spirits of the Season” first ran at Glenview's Kohl Children's Museum in 2007. Providing a lo...
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Now online: Bare knuckles political brawl!Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Keith Matune came out swinging. “How many times do you need to vote with Mike Madigan to be a Chicago Democrat?” he said, ticking off several alleged instances: the pens...
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Editorial: Madigan’s bid to cut corporate taxesFeb 02, 2014 4:00 am - We once asked an insider whether the news media and the country were overly cynical about the role politics plays in the creation of public policy. We prefaced the quest...
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Speak up against disrespect — maybe?Feb 02, 2014 4:00 am - The day after the State of the Union speech, I overheard two older men talking. One of them was saying an all-too familiar rant: “He lied when he said that we could keep...
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Obama’s thin agendaFeb 02, 2014 4:00 am - Crafting a State of the Union address often raises an internal debate at the White House: When should a president dispute a negative judgment by the public and when shou...
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Washington praised contributions of IrishFeb 02, 2014 4:00 am - February Is the month we honor the memory of our first president. It is appropriate to remember some of George Washington’s words. These are some he spoke in gratitude a...