All Stories from April 1, 2014 (Change date)
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Prendergast steps down at South ElginApr 01, 2014 1:01 am - Tim Prendergast never really envisioned himself coaching girls basketball. "I never paid much attention to the girls game," he says. But when Jason Schaal decided to foc...
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Bartlett resident, 45, battling colon cancer, raising awarenessApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - Sharon Wells, a health conscious, physically active mother of two with no family history of colorectal cancer, never thought she'd have to worry about getting the diseas...
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Dating site protests anti-gay-marriage contributorApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - SAN JOSE, Calif. — The appointment of a new CEO by the company that makes the Firefox Web browser has prompted board members to quit, a Twitter frenzy and a push back f...
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Group proposes higher gas tax to improve roadsApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — A transportation group is proposing a plan to change the way Illinois pays for road construction, including an increase in gas taxes. The Transportation fo...
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Huntley parks officials return to drawing board on expansionApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - Huntley Park District officials will be taking a fresh look at future expansion plans after voters soundly rejected the district's roughly $18 million request to build a...
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Local residents, businesses help Vernon Hills family after deadly crashApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - Stunned co-workers and even neighbors who didn't know the Hirayamas were poised Tuesday to help in the aftermath of a crash in Arizona that took the lives of three membe...
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Soda sales in U.S. decline at faster paceApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - Americans cut back on soda at an accelerated pace last year, extending a slow retreat from the category that began nearly a decade ago. U.S. sales volume of carbonated s...
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U of I's Alma Mater will soon head back to campusApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - URBANA — The University of Illinois' Alma Mater sculpture will return to campus next week after a year and a half away. Campus spokeswoman Robin Kaler told The News-Gaze...
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W. Chicago school, McHenry camp among Illinois' 10 most endangeredApr 01, 2014 1:00 am - A West Chicago schoolhouse and a former “fresh air” camp in McHenry County are among 10 locations Landmarks Illinois included in its list of the 10 most endangered histo...
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Bad polling, money influenced primaryApr 01, 2014 12:01 am - Bad polling, money influenced primary As one who came within two votes per precinct of the GOP nomination for governor, I read "Another lesson in the problems of po...