All Stories from February 10, 2014 (Change date)
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Give Cubs a gold medal for Pride Parade decisionFeb 10, 2014 4:30 am - Gays and gay issues are everywhere in the news these days. Most prominent during the past week have been reports of Russia’s anti-gay policies surrounding the current So...
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IOC reprimands athletes for commemorating the deadFeb 10, 2014 4:25 am - SOCHI, Russia — The International Olympic Committee is reprimanding athletes for wearing items commemorating the dead. IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Monday the Olympic b...
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Sven Kramer ‘likely’ to skip 1,500 and focus on 10KFeb 10, 2014 4:25 am - SOCHI, Russia — Sven Kramer is so intent on atoning for the blunder that cost him the 10,000-meter speedskating title four years ago that he will likely skip a shot at g...
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Mancuso leads downhill run in Olympic super-combinedFeb 10, 2014 4:25 am - KRASNAYA POLYANA, Russia — Julia Mancuso showed yet again she’s a big-game player, racing into the lead of the downhill portion of the Olympic super-combined on Monday a...
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Sochi organizers: Volunteers used to fill up seatsFeb 10, 2014 4:25 am - SOCHI, Russia — Organizers of the Sochi Games on Monday confirmed that they are using volunteers to fill the seats at less popular events. Competitions at the games have...
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SOCHI SCENE: ‘I am very famous,’ Plushenko’s wife saysFeb 10, 2014 4:25 am - SOCHI, Russia — From her black handbag — Hermes, crocodile, “It’s a very simple and democratic brand,” she’ll have you know — the wife of Evgeni Plushenko fished out a b...
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'13th Payment' used only to counter inflationFeb 10, 2014 4:00 am - Jake Griffin's Feb. 5 story characterized a retirement benefit paid by IMRF as a “bonus.” It also implied this money was squandered and paid to former government employe...
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Weekend in Review: Restaurant destroyed; no more school bake sales?Feb 10, 2014 4:00 am - Are the suburbs an Olympic ice skating hub? The Northbrook Speed Skating Club doesn't have one or two Olympians among its alumni. It has 19. And the suburbs have ti...
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Allstate Insurance agency grows in ElginFeb 10, 2014 4:00 am - An interview with Chris Younglove, owner of Younglove Insurance Inc.in Elgin. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: Here at Allstate we service our current and ...
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ACA is working for people alreadyFeb 10, 2014 4:00 am - Those who have delayed signing up for the ACA (Obamacare) are taking a risky gamble with their health and finances. Nothing better exemplifies this than the story told b...