All Stories from December 8, 2014 (Change date)
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Quinn aide hired as head of sports authority boardDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn's former campaign manager was named head of Illinois' sports facilities agency Monday, on a divided vote after a heated exchange, just five weeks before t...
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Glen Ellyn keeps village property tax levy flat for next yearDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Although the Glen Ellyn village board has decided to keep its property tax levy flat for the next year, the levy set by the Glen Ellyn Public Library has increased by 1....
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Schaumburg wins Governor's Hometown AwardDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - The village of Schaumburg has been presented with the Governor's Hometown Award for its Older Adult Market, a free program that helps supply adults 60 and over with fres...
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Rauner wants farmer to run agriculture departmentDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner said Monday he strongly prefers to have a farmer take over the Illinois Department of Agriculture and that he wouldn't impose sales taxes that wo...
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Honus Wagner baseball card sells for $403,664 in online auctionDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - A recently discovered Honus Wagner baseball card sold for $403,664 in an online auction. The 1909 card featuring the Pittsburgh Pirates Hall of Fame shortstop was sold b...
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Chicago scientists open Egyptian mummy coffinDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Scientists at the Field Museum in Chicago have opened the coffin of a 2,500-year-old Egyptian mummy to perform conservation work before it becomes part of a traveling ex...
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'Beaches' bumps 'Deathtrap' from Drury Lane Theatre's 2015-16 seasonDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Chicago isn't the only place where Broadway-bound musicals are locally launched. Officials from the Drury Lane Theatre announced on Monday that the Oakbrook Terrace ven...
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Scifert to remain on Elgin ballot, board rulesDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Elgin City Council hopeful Kyle Scifert can remain on the April 7 election ballot, an electoral board ruled Monday. Elgin resident Roy Chapman said he hasn't decided whe...
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Boys basketball scoreboard: Monday's resultsDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Monday's results * Phillips 62, Montini 49 Montini - Thomas 3 3-5 10; Bodee 1 0-0 2; Edwards 5 0-2 12; Brachmann 1 1-2 3; Mooney 5 3-6 13; N. Orr 4 1-1 9; M. Orr 0 0-0 0...
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E-cigarette tech takes off as regulation loomsDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Just a few years ago, early adopters of e-cigarettes got their fix by clumsily screwing together a small battery and a plastic cartridge containing cotton soaked with ni...