All Stories from January 27, 2015 (Change date)
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Park Ridge set designer succeeds with 'Untouchables,' John HughesJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - The moment he stepped into the 1920s Chicago, Dan Clancy knew he'd found his life's calling. "My dad told me that a movie filming in Chicago was looking for production a...
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Constable: Traditional black colleges opening to all racesJan 27, 2015 4:30 am - Established in an era when race limited a young person's options, our nation's collection of historically black colleges and universities will open the doors to students...
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North: Banks was the ultimate winnerJan 27, 2015 4:18 am - Most of us were blindsided by the death of Ernie Banks, and for kids like me who grew up with Ernie, it was especially sad and nostalgic. I probably have the same story...
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Emma Watson to star in live-action 'Beauty and the Beast'Jan 27, 2015 4:15 am - NEW YORK - Emma Watson will play Belle in Disney's live-action remake of "Beauty and the Beast." The Walt Disney Co. announced the casting of the "Harry Potter" star Mo...
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Dawn Patrol: No flying to storm out east; Island Lake clerk diesJan 27, 2015 4:01 am - Freezing rain this morning; flights to, from East Coast canceled A powerful blizzard that's begun hitting a 250-mile swath of the East Coast will continue through t...
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Rings were given as a gift. No trying to make daughter give them upJan 27, 2015 1:01 am - Q. My mother gave me her old wedding rings when I married my first husband. I wore them until he died, and for some time after. I am now remarried, and the rings are put...
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Yahoo to spin off Alibaba stake into separate companyJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - SAN FRANCISCO - Yahoo CEO Marissa Meyer is spinning off the company's prized stake in China's Alibaba Group Holding in a move that will let Yahoo avoid paying billions i...
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Leaders mark 70th anniversary of Auschwitz liberationJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - BRZEZINKA, Poland (AP) - Some 300 Holocaust survivors gathered with world leaders Tuesday under an enormous tent over the gate and railroad tracks that marked the last j...
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Police: Delnor knife-brandishing suspect arrested in IndianaJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - Geneva police said a Campton Hills man suspected of threatening a relative with a knife Tuesday morning at Delnor Hospital was taken into custody Tuesday night in Indian...
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U-46 board candidate apologizes for offensive Facebook postJan 27, 2015 12:01 am - "It was a youthful indiscretion," said Cody Holt, a candidate for Elgin Area School District U-46 school board facing a slew of criticism for a Facebook post in which he...