All Stories from February 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Island Lake's finance director fired following pension fund debacleFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Outraged by a $389,000 gap in the town's police pension fund, the Island Lake village board has fired longtime Finance Director John Little. Effective immediately, Treas...
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Waubonsie beats Metea in OTFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - For four quarters on Friday night at Waubonsie Valley, neither the Warriors nor Metea Valley could take control of this game. That was until overtime, and then it was al...
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Larkin takes it to GenevaFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - The way Larkin coach Deryn Carter saw it, Friday's game against visiting Geneva "had reached a tipping point." Carter's Royals pressured coach Phil Ralston's Vikings def...
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US struggling at oval, focus on high-tech suitsFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - SOCHI, Russia - They were touted as the fastest speedskating suits in the world. Looks like they might be slowing the Americans down. The new high-tech skinsuits, develo...
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Collection bins for new Lake County recycling initiative will sprout this springFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - A new recycling initiative will produce sprouts of a different type this spring in several Lake County communities. Beginning next month, polished white collection boxes...
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Jos. A. Bank to buy Eddie Bauer for outdoor clothing brandFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Jos. A. Bank Clothiers Inc., the retailer resisting a merger with Men's Wearhouse Inc., said it will buy the Eddie Bauer brand for cash and new shares, and buy some of ...
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Prospect wraps up outright East victoryFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - Prospect's boys basketball clinched an outright title in the Mid-Suburban East with a 54-40 victory over visiting Buffalo Grove on Friday night at the Jean Walker Field ...
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No jitters for St. Edward's seniorsFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - More times than not it takes seniors at least a few minutes to get over the jitters of Senior Night. Not St. Edward's Katie Swanson. Playing with an obvious purpose from...
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50th House hopefuls discuss state financesFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - If the temporary state income tax increase is allowed to expire as planned in January 2015, what should the state do to make up for the loss of the nearly $5 billion it ...
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Red-carpet looks inspired by Scotland at MarchesaFeb 14, 2014 12:01 am - NEW YORK - You'd think that designers would know way ahead of time if a movie star were planning to wear their designs to the Oscars. Not true. They find out the same wa...