All Stories from April 15, 2014 (Change date)
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Staycation or bleisure? Travel loves made-up wordsApr 15, 2014 5:36 am - NEW YORK - Hotels advertise "bleisure" packages. The Thai Tourism Authority is promoting "honeyteering." And a Mississippi TV anchor told advocates of gay equality to "g...
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Butter CookiesApr 15, 2014 5:35 am - 1½ sticks (¾ cup) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature ½ cup sugar ½ teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon salt 3 egg yolks, room temperature 1 up all-purpose flo...
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Gurnee mayor addresses park plans to townshipApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Gurnee Mayor Kristina Kovarik said she didn't mean to slight Warren Township government by keeping secret her plan to have a park named for the village's longest-serving...
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St. Charles aldermen boot local, non-retail employer from downtownApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Non-retail employer expanded into first-floor downtown space, which is prohibited
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District 220 parents have plenty to say about class sizesApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Around 30 parents voiced their concerns about projected class sizes at elementary schools in Barrington Unit District 220 during a school board meeting Monday afternoon....
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Geneva schools may stretch out debt, to keep payments levelApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - The Geneva school board Monday officially declared it is willing to stretch out the district's debt payments for four more years if it will help keep the amount of prope...
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CrossFit joins the circusApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Cirque du Soleil has been working on a couple new moves: squats and dead lifts. Those exercises aren't as flashy as most of the mind-blowing tricks the circus troupe is ...
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Frogs' mating call is music to Lake County biologistsApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - They are not quite ready to call it a complete success, but the mating calls of wood frogs in a Lake County Forest Preserve represents a tentative victory for scientists...
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Barrington's 'White House' renovation plans move aheadApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Barrington's plan to renovate the 116-year-old "White House" into a village cultural and community center took another step forward Monday night when the village board a...
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Warrenville comedian makes a career in TV commercialsApr 15, 2014 5:30 am - Comedian Jon Huck is cast in a lot of TV commercials, so he didn't think much about being hired to make a "Guitar Baby" ad for the learn-to-play guitar company Rocks...