All Stories from April 3, 2014 (Change date)
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Flu sends Schaumburg dad to brink of deathApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - While watching TV one night, Mike LaRosa turned to his wife, Joanne, and out of the blue said, "Hey, maybe I should get a flu shot." "You?" she joked. Joanne and the cou...
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Pet mill ban proposed for Cook County suburbsApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - A proposed puppy mill ban announced by Cook County Commissioner John Fritchey on Wednesday would apply to at least 13 pet stores in the Chicago suburbs, including Arling...
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Volo approves water plan with WaucondaApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - Volo trustees on Wednesday approved an agreement with Wauconda that once again partners the communities on a plan to bring Lake Michigan drinking water to residents and ...
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Barrington chess champ among nation's best young playersApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - Playing chess is all about being like a fox, 10-year-old Shreya Mangalam likes to say. "I always try to do tricks that people can't really see," said Shreya, a fifth-gra...
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Muslim leaders honor Cardinal GeorgeApr 03, 2014 5:30 am - Cardinal Francis George was recognized Wednesday by Chicago-area Muslim leaders for helping improve dialogue between Muslims and Catholics during his tenure as archbisho...
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Eggs break out, crack the haute cuisine sceneApr 03, 2014 5:01 am - Don't tell James Beard Award-winning food writer Michael Ruhlman that eggs are trending. True, he's got a new book out this spring, "Egg," that's all about the sunny lit...
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Movies lacking graceApr 03, 2014 5:01 am - Part of this year's Lenten discipline for many religious people has been to see two bad religious movies, "Noah" and "God's Not Dead." Both left me longing for the compa...
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Editorial: Is transit merger good for suburbs?Apr 03, 2014 5:00 am - Is merging CTA, Metra and Pace into one regional transit agency a good deal for suburban commuters? That's one big question on our minds in the face of a proposal by a t...
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Dawn Patrol: Trucking firm in fatal I-88 crash closed; 6-hour Cubs gameApr 03, 2014 5:00 am - Regulators shut down trucking company involved in fatal crash The company responsible for a semitrailer truck that caused a fatal crash on I-88 in January has been ...
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Blaming GOP for failures wrongheadedApr 03, 2014 5:00 am - In his March 21 letter, Ken Glassman ridiculously laid blame for the failure of the Obama administration on the Republican opposition. He states that "for five long year...