All Stories from August 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Dist. 15 projects $3.6 million budget deficitAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Palatine Township Elementary District 15 plans to dip into its reserves to pay for a nearly $3.6 million deficit in the proposed 2014-2015 budget. The school board is se...
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Tips for taking kids out of school to travelAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Those of us who travel with kids know that travel is educational. We also know that family travel gets much more affordable after Labor Day, once kids are back in the cl...
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Champion boxer from Palatine looking to go proAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Boxer Javier Rivera prepares himself for fights with what he calls "pump up" music - think Survivor's "Eye of the Tiger" and Queen's "We Will Rock You." The 19-year-old ...
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Batavia-area home gives seniors 70 and over a respiteAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - A four-day stay in semirural Kane County may not seem like much of a getaway. But for some elderly Chicagoans, Audrey's House near Batavia is a welcome respite. "I wait ...
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Perry headlines Willow Creek Leadership SummitAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - Willow Creek Community Church's 20th annual Global Leadership Summit begins in South Barrington Thursday — an event which has evolved and expanded immensely since its re...
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Gire: 5 minutes with 'The Giver' starsAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - 6 Qs for 2 'Giver' stars I'm on a chair in a room at Chicago's Four Seasons Hotel. On the couch are the young stars from “The Giver,” Australian actor Brenton Thwai...
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Reduced-price lunches jumping to $2 in District 214Aug 14, 2014 5:30 am - This increase in breakfast/lunch prices is more than four times as much as what students who qualify for reduced-price lunches paid last year. The daily cost of red...
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Schaumburg adding two new eateries, StarbucksAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - A new Asian cuisine restaurant, an Egg Harbor Cafe and a Starbucks with a drive-through will soon join Schaumburg's existing array of eateries. Schaumburg trustees Tuesd...
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Plan emerges to save Lake Zurich parkAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - A plan has emerged to preserve a Lake Zurich park on Old Rand Road that has been identified by village officials for a possible sale. Resident Mike Kleeman presented the...
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Pole dancers strip away stereotypes in championshipAug 14, 2014 5:30 am - This is not your pervy uncle's pole dancing - with leering men stuffing dollar bills into g-strings of topless women grinding on a stage to Def Leppard's "Pour Some Suga...