All Stories from October 31, 2014 (Change date)
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Time for a change in SpringfieldOct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Voters should ask whether they are happy with Illinois and our leaders. If pleased, then they should vote for the status quo and re-elect incumbents giving Speaker Micha...
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How about some truth in those advertisements?Oct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Have you been listening carefully to the political ads that have flooded the airwaves for the past several weeks? Doesn't "truth in advertising" pertain to them? If so, ...
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Crude campaign worker sets bad toneOct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Last Friday, an unexpectedly beautiful afternoon, I was in the front yard playing with my children. A large SUV pulled up a few houses down the street and three men got ...
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Let's hear a plan from RaunerOct 31, 2014 5:01 am - Dan Gebhardt Wheeling The negative campaign ads from Governor Quinn and his Democratic buddies are shameful. Demonizing successful people is a cynical attempt to deflec...
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Weekend picks: Do the 'Time Warp' again in AlgonquinOct 31, 2014 5:00 am - 'Rocky Horror Picture Show' See a Halloween screening of the classic 1975 comic horror film “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Algonquin Area Public Library, 11...
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State officials: No more 'failing' schools this yearOct 31, 2014 5:00 am - There are no more “failing” schools in Illinois, state education officials say. The 2014 Illinois Report Card released today instead gives credit for students making som...
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McGraw: Bulls, Cavs should be a good rivalry this seasonOct 31, 2014 5:00 am - The first thing Bulls fans should do before the real competition begins tonight is ask themselves how they feel about the change in rivals. It was easy to dislike Miami,...
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Bring in the terra cotta for winterOct 31, 2014 4:01 am - Terra cotta containers are best stored out of the elements for winter. The clay they are made from absorbs water and the freeze-and-thaw cycles of winter can cause them...
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Hello Kitty's 40 years of 'cute-cool'Oct 31, 2014 1:01 am - TOKYO - When she came to life in 1974, she was a kitty without a name, sitting sideways in blue overalls and a big red bow, on a coin purse for Japanese girls. On Saturd...
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Wheaton Warrenville South produces another miracleOct 31, 2014 1:01 am - Just another Wheaton Warrenville South playoff football miracle. The Tigers came from behind to stun Lincoln-Way North with a 17-10 overtime victory in the first round o...