All Stories from October 11, 2015 (Change date)
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The staggering cost of day care when you make only the minimum wageOct 11, 2015 7:32 am - Child-care costs would now devour at least 30 percent of a minimum-wage worker's earnings in every state, a new report from the Economic Policy Institute has found. To ...
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Your credit score is eerily good at predicting your success in loveOct 11, 2015 7:31 am - When people are looking for a significant other, they often try to find someone whose values, education, earnings, hobbies and even height match their own. But new resea...
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Former Lake Forest resident relishes 'pivotal' role in '99 Homes'Oct 11, 2015 7:30 am - Ramin Bahrani's hard-hitting drama "99 Homes" goes wide in local theaters this weekend. If you see it, you'll notice actor Tim Guinee as a dad struggling to keep his hou...
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Get Your Summer On winners celebrate with partiesOct 11, 2015 7:20 am - Rene and Brad Schneider of Rolling Meadows, winners of the Daily Herald's "Get Your Summer On" contest, celebrated their good fortune with family and friends on Saturday...
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Workplace wellness game: Zombies can get you movingOct 11, 2015 7:15 am - Despite the years I've spent trying to lose 20 or 50 pounds, my bad habits stymie me. The sense that I was a hostage to bad habits might explain why I was so intrigued w...
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INfrequently asked questions: Hotel rehabber takes DIY to a new levelOct 11, 2015 7:15 am - Jim Nagle Why him? Jim and his wife Tely took do-it-yourself to a whole new level when they bought the long-vacant, iconic Drake Oak Brook hotel and restored it to its ...
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Hornets top Paul-less Clippers 106-94 in China gameOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - SHENZHEN, China (AP) - Cody Zeller and Jeremy Lin each scored 16 points to lead seven Charlotte players in double digits as the Hornets topped the Los Angeles Clippers 1...
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Kaaya throws 3 TD pass, but Miami falls to No. 12 Florida StOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Dalvin Cook and Florida State left Brad Kaaya and Miami behind again. Kaaya threw for 404 yards and three touchdowns, including a 29-yard pass t...
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Baseball magazine vendor takes on Cubs, cityOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - CHICAGO (AP) - A cable TV ad salesman by day, Matt Smerge had hoped to join in the Chicago Cubs' smashing success this year - the 19th selling his own, low-budget baseba...
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Southwest warns Monday travelers to plan ahead after delaysOct 11, 2015 7:00 am - DALLAS (AP) - Southwest Airlines said hundreds of flights have been delayed by technical issues and warned passengers flying Monday to arrive two hours early and print b...