All Stories from August 18, 2014 (Change date)
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Laptops increase classroom tech in Dist. 204Aug 18, 2014 1:01 am - As Indian Prairie Unit District 204 moves into the fourth year of its Bring Your Own Technology program, often called BYOT, administrators are challenging educators to g...
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St. Charles schools open with a bangAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - The McChesney Cup has been a historically competitive start to the high school athletic year. But Monday at Geneva Country Club, the boys golf teams from St. Charles wer...
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Police: Man attempted to abduct Palatine girlsAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Palatine police are searching for a man who they say attempted to abduct two girls shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday in the 500 block of West Helen Road. According to police, ...
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Dollar General enters bidding for Family DollarAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - GOODLETTSVILLE, Tenn. - There's now a bidding war for Family Dollar, with Dollar General offering about $8.95 billion for the discounter in an effort to trump Dollar Tr...
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Audit shows Illinois overdrew millions in federal Medicaid moneyAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - Illinois used faulty methods for withdrawing federal Medicaid money, resulting in "a perpetual 'treadmill effect"' of regular overdraws of dollars that the state later h...
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Dense fog advisory issued for DuPage, Kane and McHenry countiesAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - The National Weather Service has issued a dense fog advisory for DuPage, Kane and McHenry counties until 9 a.m., according to a weather service alert. Visibility could b...
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Little help for Sale in White Sox lossAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - It's not easy beating the White Sox when Chris Sale's on the mound. Behind some solid pitching from starter Bud Norris, a remarkable catch by right fielder Nick Markakis...
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Glen Ellyn's Jazz in the Park series continuesAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - For those looking to close out summer with a little jazz, Lake Ellyn Park will be an ideal venue. The Glen Ellyn Jazz Ensemble will perform a free concert from 7 to 9 p...
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Police: Woman found dead on highway in RockfordAug 18, 2014 1:01 am - ROCKFORD - Winnebago County officials say a Rochelle woman has been found dead on a highway after being hit by a semitrailer. The Rockford Register Star reports the 29-...
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Hendricks, Baez help Cubs beat Mets 4-1Aug 18, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - Kyle Hendricks and two relievers held New York to four or fewer hits for the fifth straight game, Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez homered, and the Cubs rallied ...