All Stories from August 14, 2014 (Change date)
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Putin's pipeline bypassing Ukraine at risk amid conflictAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Vladimir Putin's dream of a new pipeline to deliver Russian natural gas to the European Union without passing through Ukraine is fading amid escalating tit- for-tat econ...
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Township: Repeal prevailing wage lawAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Last month the Palatine Township Board approved the Prevailing Wage Act for Palatine Township - not because it was the right thing to do, but because Illinois forces all...
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2 charged in gas station robbery near HarvardAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Two people were arrested Thursday in connection with an armed robbery at a gas station in an unincorporated area near Harvard, police said. Savanna K. Victory, 19, of Cr...
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Cheese-loving Russians turn to Emmental as Swiss dodge banAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - At Intercheese AG's headquarters in Switzerland, the phone barely stops ringing these days. A Russian voice is usually at the other end. Since Aug. 7, when Vladimir Puti...
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Can Wauconda go a day without complaining? Community group hopes soAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Can Wauconda residents go a day without griping? That's the challenge of the upcoming "Complaint Free Day," a promotion launched by the Friends of the Wauconda Area Libr...
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ECC board approves support staff contractAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - The Elgin Community College Board this week approved a three-year contract for support services granting employees a more than 3 percent salary increase each year. The c...
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Marshalls store may be coming to Buffalo GroveAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - A Marshalls store may be coming to the Woodland Commons shopping center in Buffalo Grove. Village officials said Thursday that the owners of the center at Half Day and ...
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Police searching for Zion man after Amber AlertAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Police are still searching for a Zion man they say abducted his two children early Thursday morning, triggering an Amber Alert. The children were safely turned over to ...
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Missing Bartlett man last seen at a party near West DundeeAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - Bartlett police are searching for a missing 36-year-old Bartlett man last seen at a party near West Dundee. Keith K. Crawford, of the 100 block of Mary Court, left his h...
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Study explores sinister side of meerkatsAug 14, 2014 1:01 am - JOHANNESBURG - One of the most captivating sights of African wildlife is that of dark-eyed meerkats standing side-by-side on their hind legs, as though posing for a grou...