All Stories from August 23, 2014 (Change date)
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Should you keep your gadgets in same tech family?Aug 24, 2014 8:19 am - LOS ANGELES — Apple has ways of encouraging you to buy more of its products: It offers bonus features on devices like the iPhone and iPad that work only when paired with...
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Glenbard W. grads celebrate 80th birthdays togetherAug 24, 2014 8:23 am - A private room at the Cooper's Corner restaurant in Winfield was filled Friday afternoon with guests attending a big birthday party, complete with colorful balloons and ...
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Google's pivotal IPO launched a decade of big betsAug 24, 2014 11:59 pm - SAN FRANCISCO - Google's IPO, a decade ago this week, launched the company on a trajectory that continues to reshape its business and much of the world in its orbit. And...
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Why some parents are keeping kids off FacebookAug 24, 2014 8:19 am - NEW YORK - Behold the cascade of baby photos, the flood of funny kid anecdotes and the steady stream of school milestones on Facebook. It all makes Sonia Rao, a stay-at-...
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Madden ratings guru has the players' attentionAug 24, 2014 7:26 pm - DENVER - Donny Moore can be the most reviled man in NFL locker rooms. He's not a coach, a referee or a drug tester. He has never played or coached a game. Still, NFL pl...
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Grayslake OKs renovation of 98-year-old buildingAug 24, 2014 8:23 am - Grayslake's downtown is expected to receive a dramatic appearance boost through the renovation of a vacant 98-year-old building. Village board trustees voted 5-0 this we...
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Kane County to rely less on riverboat moneyAug 24, 2014 12:26 am - Kane County Board members showed they'll take a precise look at the reliance of internal programs on riverboat gambling proceeds Friday afternoon even as Riverboat Commi...
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Google buying photo-analysis startup Jetpac to expand tech toolsAug 23, 2014 5:45 pm - Google Inc. is buying Jetpac Inc., a software developer for analyzing digital pictures, as it seeks to organize the world's information and deliver it alongside advertis...
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Prospect High excited about pool plansAug 23, 2014 6:04 pm - Prospect High School students could be diving into a pool of their own within a few years, under a proposed capital projects plan for Northwest Suburban High School Dist...
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Niche, mainstream sellers carry kale into beautyAug 24, 2014 7:39 am - NEW YORK - Kale has crept out of salads and juicers into beauty products from niche and mainstream sellers. The leafy superfood that many love and others love to hate ca...