All Stories from October 30, 2014 (Change date)
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10 ideas - both frightening and family-friendly - for HalloweenOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - If you want more out of Halloween than a plastic pumpkin filled with bite-size candy bars, you're in luck. We've scared up 10 ideas for Friday - both frightening and fam...
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Viral video documents New York street harassmentOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - NEW YORK - A video recording the comments a woman hears as she walks around the nation's biggest city is a testament to the pervasiveness of street harassment women face...
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Batavia football coach criticized over referendum emailOct 30, 2014 1:01 am - A Batavia resident has complained about Batavia High School varsity football coach Dennis Piron expressing his opinion regarding a referendum about borrowing money for f...
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Hossa hits milestone in Blackhawks' winOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - Jonathan Toews scored a pair of goals and Patrick Sharp clinched it in the shootout, but Thursday night in Ottawa belonged to one man and one man only: Marian Hossa. Ret...
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Early voting, mail voting setting new Cook County recordsOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - With four days still left in early voting, suburban Cook County already has greater participation in early voting, mail voting and grace period registration and voting t...
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Chico praised for role in helping broker tentative Waukegan teachers contract dealOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - Representatives for the striking teachers in Waukegan Unit District 60 praised Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery Chico for intervening and brokering a deal...
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By royal decree, here's how to improve football's postseasonOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - A lot has changed since the IHSA held its first football postseason 40 years ago. The playoffs have grown from 80 teams competing for five titles to 256 teams chasing ei...
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Carmakers asked to speed repairs of exploding air bagsOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - More than 18 months after Honda Motor Co. and other automakers announced recalls to fix exploding air bags, U.S. regulators are now asking the companies to speed up repa...
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Why yes, it is snowing on Halloween morning in the suburbsOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - The first trick this Halloween morn: snow flurries. And the forecast doesn't get much better for those celebrating Halloween tonight as a major storm with wind, rain, co...
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For-profit colleges face 'gainful employment' ruleOct 30, 2014 1:00 am - For-profit colleges that don't produce graduates capable of paying off their student loans could soon face the wrath of the federal government. Schools with career-orien...