All Stories from August 15, 2014 (Change date)
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U-46 teachers approve new contractAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - The U-46 school board is expected to vote Monday on a contract agreement for 2014-17 with the Elgin Teachers Association, officials say. The roughly 2,500 association me...
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Blackhawks move on without HayesAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - The Blackhawks have parted ways with their 2010 first-round pick, former Boston College center Kevin Hayes. The Blackhawks and Hayes, the younger brother of former Hawks...
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Elgin High students join global movement to save treesAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin High School students will join a global movement to educate people about the importance of saving trees and biodiversity Aug. 23. Students will conduct ecological ...
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Trial date set for suspect in Joliet slayingsAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - A trial date has been set for another suspect in the 2013 strangulation deaths of two men in Joliet. Joshua Miner, 26 has been described in testimony by a co-defendant a...
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Pope has tough sell on materialism in South KoreaAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - DAEJEON, South Korea - Pope Francis called Friday during a trip to South Korea for Catholics to combat the allure of materialism. In the newly rich and hypercompetitive ...
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St. Charles artist paints with fire and smokeAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - St. Charles artist Anne Ressman Zabinski has been painting with acrylics, watercolors and alcohol inks for several years, but sometimes she exchanges the brush and color...
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Elk Grove man competes in trucking contestAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - An Elk Grove Village truck driver is competing in this week's National Truck Driving Championships in Pittsburgh. Nenko Topalov, owner of Nando Express Inc., is competin...
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Report: CDC scientist kept quiet about flu blunderAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A government scientist kept silent about a potentially dangerous lab blunder and revealed it only after workers in another lab noticed something fishy, accord...
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American airlines settles 99% of creditor claimsAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - American Airlines resolved 99 percent of about 22,000 creditor claims filed in the Chapter 11 reorganization that concluded in November in a merger with US Airways to fo...
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McCartney helps San Francisco say goodbye to Candlestick ParkAug 15, 2014 1:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco said goodbye Thursday to Candlestick Park - the stadium where the city's beloved Giants and 49ers celebrated some of their greatest triumph...