All Stories from August 2, 2014 (Change date)
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Route 31 western bypass in Algonquin nears completionAug 02, 2014 7:25 am - As the Route 31 western bypass in Algonquin nears completion, village officials are excited about the roadway's impact on downtown businesses and the potential for futur...
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Bitcoin tax-free transactions face court testAug 02, 2014 7:01 am - BRUSSELS - Tax-free trading of bitcoin faces a legal test at the European Union's top court after Swedish authorities sought to extend existing levies to virtual currenc...
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Youth Firefighters Challenge in Aurora makes fire safety lessons funAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - “You're on fire! You're on fire!” Hal Carlson yells. A seasoned firefighter, who today is dressed in shorts and a bright pink T-shirt, the former Aurora fire chief has ...
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Teachers doubling as administrators for more personalized service at Grayslake charter schoolAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - In what officials say is an effort to provide more personalized service, a Grayslake charter school will break from tradition and have two teachers double as top buildin...
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Online campaign hits goal; Antioch Theatre renovation proceedsAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - The show will go on in Antioch as a campaign to raise funds for digital equipment exceeded expectations and has enabled a $750,000 renovation of an old movie house downt...
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Batavia schools might seek voters' OK to borrow for sports fieldAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - The Batavia school district might ask voters' permission to borrow $15 million to speed up the district's capital projects work, including installing artificial turf at ...
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Arlington Hts. Dist. 25 sees jump in foreign language class interestAug 02, 2014 7:00 am - Arlington Heights Elementary District 25 is sticking with its plan to offer world languages to elementary students outside of regular hours and for an additional fee, bu...
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Book notes: 'Chicagoland Vampires' author speaks in Oak BrookAug 02, 2014 6:30 am - • Chicago-area author Rebecca Makkai discusses her novel "Hundred-Year House," a book with a plot set on Chicago's North Shore, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5, at Anderson's ...
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On the road: Beach Butlers make hotel stay even betterAug 02, 2014 6:15 am - Chicago Ab-Serb-ly festive Grab some krofne and cevapcici and you'll be ready to spin to Serbian sounds at Serb Fest. In addition to music and dancing all day and night,...
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DVD previews: 'Divergent,' 'Need for Speed'Aug 02, 2014 6:15 am - Here's a look at DVDs coming out Tuesday, Aug. 5: "Divergent" (PG-13, 130 minutes, Lionsgate): With the film adaptation of "Divergent," the first novel in Barrington...