All Stories from April 17, 2014 (Change date)
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Artists, writers shine in community contestApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - Patty Colabuono has been taking photos since she was a child, and in recent years she has cultivated a market for the note cards she makes using her images of flowers. O...
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Lawmakers clash over school funding with lower income taxApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - The Illinois State Board of Education released numbers Wednesday showing how much state money most school districts could lose if lawmakers don't renew the 2011 income t...
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For Hawks and Blues, history always mattersApr 17, 2014 5:30 am - ST. LOUIS — Inseparable if not intimate, the Blackhawks and St. Louis Blues shall renew spring snarls when they commence the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs here Thursday nigh...
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Memories of Lisle flood 'nightmare' vivid a year laterApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - If the sound of rain ever was calming to Debra Schulz of Lisle, it sure isn't now. It hasn't been for the past year. Because a year ago Friday, Schulz and thousands acr...
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Flooding survivor near East Dundee isn't movingApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - In the year since firefighters rescued Barrie Komorski and her dog from their flooded house near East Dundee, Komorski hasn't had the best of luck. On Christmas Day of ...
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Gun owners criticize aspects of new concealed carry lawApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - An informational meeting held by Democratic state Rep. Elaine Nekritz Wednesday in Wheeling — intended to clarify some areas of Illinois' new concealed carry law — large...
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Support rising for couple with flood-ravaged mobile homeApr 17, 2014 5:15 am - When a comedian mentions a trailer park, it's usually as part of a mocking punch line. Not for Dan Whalen. The Des Plaines salesman and former amateur comic organized an...
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Going up: The need for honest analysis of issuesApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - One of the functions of the Daily Herald Editorial Board is to host representatives of a wide range of special interests for background about public policy questions. Th...
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Erasing the race cardApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - One approaches the race fray with trepidation, but here we go, tippy-toe. The race cards have been flying so fast and furious lately, one can hardly tell the kings from ...
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Business is what drives prosperityApr 17, 2014 5:01 am - This is in response to Dave Troland's piece on April 3 that it's not prudent to run a state like a business. Really? Then how should it be run? Because as of now it hasn...