All Stories from May 31, 2014 (Change date)
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Biggest Kane County forest project for 2014 might get more expensiveMay 31, 2014 10:25 pm - The most expensive construction project in the Kane County Forest Preserve District's current budget might turn out to be much more expensive than planned. A new natural...
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ECC to review new plan for custodial servicesJun 01, 2014 6:50 am - Elgin Community College officials could decide the future of its custodial workers next week. The college board will review a proposed plan for custodial services at a s...
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Lake Zurich mayor has 32 reasons why village manager deserves bonusJun 02, 2014 1:17 pm - Lake Zurich Mayor Thomas Poynton says the village manager has been doing so well in his job that he deserves a one-time bonus. Poynton recommends the village board on M...
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GM Executive: Google could become 'competitive threat'May 31, 2014 7:10 am - Google Inc. could become a "serious competitive threat" to the auto industry if it continues to push its self-driving cars, said Mark Reuss, product-development chief at...
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Samsung unveils prototype health wristband with cloud serviceJun 01, 2014 7:11 am - Samsung Electronics Co. unveiled a prototype heath-monitoring wristband connected to a cloud-based service, which would allow consumers to share their stats with develop...
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Homesnap app makes real estate a snapMay 31, 2014 2:54 pm - Finding out about that house for sale (or the one you've always coveted) is now as easy as pointing and shooting. With Homesnap, an app created by a Washington company f...
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Review: With Surface Pro 3, Microsoft shows how it sees post-PC eraJun 01, 2014 7:11 am - Microsoft may have promised that the Surface Pro 3, introduced last week, is the tablet that can replace your laptop. But, having spent just under a week using the Surfa...
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Tech reviews: Secret, Adobe VoiceJun 01, 2014 7:11 am - Secret Admit it. There's a little part of you that always likes to know other people's secrets. And thanks to Secret, an anonymous social networking app, you can se...
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Google takes step forward on self-driving vehiclesMay 31, 2014 2:54 pm - For years, Google has touted its efforts to develop an autonomous car, pushing for legislation to allow its vehicles on public roads. Now, the tech giant is taking a big...
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How to save and protect your digital afterlifeJun 01, 2014 7:11 am - We live increasingly virtual lives. We are our Facebook profiles, our iTunes libraries, our Amazon wish lists, our Dropbox files, our Twitter feeds. Online, we're perman...