All Stories from July 11, 2014 (Change date)
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Bohjalian's heroine a troubled teen escaping a nuclear meltdownJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - Wiser than the adults around her yet convinced she's a hopeless loser, Emily Shepard is a literary descendant of Holden Caulfield. Like J.D. Salinger's famous teenage mi...
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Health issues don't keep surf-guitar king Dick Dale downJul 11, 2014 5:45 am - When surf-guitar master Dick Dale performs onstage these days, he makes it look easy. It isn't. Dale has fought two battles against rectal cancer. He struggles with ren...
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Longmeadow Parkway bridge project gets $20 million cheaperJul 11, 2014 5:30 am - Kane County's costs to build the new Longmeadow Parkway toll bridge over the Fox River are now $20 million cheaper thanks to a redesign of the project unveiled this week...
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Group needs more time to restore historic West Chicago homeJul 11, 2014 5:30 am - Efforts to restore the historic Joel Wiant House in West Chicago were slowed recently when significant damage was discovered inside some walls. So the nonprofit group do...
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Spellman's Scorecard: Toews, Kane nothing but the bestJul 11, 2014 5:30 am - What do Carlos Boozer, Edwin Jackson, Nick Swisher, Alfonso Soriano, Jake Peavy, Alex Rios and Matt Garza have in common? All will make more this year than Jonathan Toew...
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Holiday train sculptures rolling into downtown NapervilleJul 11, 2014 5:30 am - Two years ago, it was decorated snowmen sculptures. Then, last year, gingerbread men invaded downtown Naperville for the winter holidays. Simple, ornate or even resembli...
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Fake email incident is type of bullyingJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - It's a disturbing to read the stupidity of some people. Congressional candidate Susanne Atanus says she didn't send a withdrawal email on June 5. I hope it wasn't a Demo...
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Stop costly, unnecessary runway ideas at private airportJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - While pilots would love to see a longer runway at Chicago Executive Airport for safety, in this case, economically, it just does not make sense. The public will not stan...
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Our nation was built by immigrantsJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - To all of you protesting immigration reform, can we have a reality check? How many of you are Native American? I can see why you don't want any more immigrants: The firs...
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Editorial: The balancing act on local noiseJul 11, 2014 5:01 am - John Manfredi's Hoffman Estates yard is 500 feet from I-90, but it's not tollway noise that he is complaining about. It's the car racing held each weekend in the Sears C...