All Stories from February 1, 2016 (Change date)
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Game review: Clever, infuriating puzzles lead 'The Witness'Feb 01, 2016 5:00 am - Independent video game designers have hit upon a fascinating way to create buzz: Don't give players all the answers. That opens up a game beyond the game, with players f...
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Bold, black kitchens serve up styleFeb 01, 2016 4:58 am - The kitchen's often a room to experiment - with decor, as well as food and drink. Over the years we've seen yellow, turquoise, avocado green, greige and white take their...
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Lester: Convicted priest moving to Mount Prospect parishFeb 01, 2016 4:45 am - Pope Francis has proclaimed 2016 the "Year of Mercy" for Catholics, and that theme is being vividly demonstrated at a Mount Prospect parish. In the coming weeks, St. Ra...
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How soap box derby racing enhances life of special needs girl in South ElginFeb 01, 2016 4:40 am - Heather McCollim and her daughter Ava, then 7, were snuggled up watching videos online one day last year when they steered to one that would turn their difficult life pa...
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Nate Parker's 'Birth of a Nation' a powerful achievementFeb 01, 2016 4:15 am - PARK CITY, Utah - Nate Parker left a successful Hollywood acting career behind to make the movie that mattered most to him. It took seven years for Parker to bring the s...
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Rauner needs to fund educationFeb 01, 2016 4:00 am - Partnership at Risk I as read the Daily Herald's impressive leadership team list, I think these young people who represent different high schools throughout the suburbs,...
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Dawn Patrol: Redefining 'college-ready'; a treat for 'Downton Abbey' fansFeb 01, 2016 4:00 am - What's it mean to be college- and career-ready? Dist. 214 has a new answer Northwest Suburban High School District 214 wants to change the definition of what it mea...
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Red light cameras saferFeb 01, 2016 4:00 am - Red light cameras are safer than a policeman: They don't stop you and interrupt traffic, there is no question of guilt - you are on camera, and no danger of getting acci...
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From stoic to irate — Metra riders react to today's fare hikesFeb 01, 2016 4:00 am - After the sticker shock of a 10.8 percent fare hike in 2015, many Metra commuters seemed resigned to a smaller increase that goes into effect today. But they want their ...
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An apology to our childrenFeb 01, 2016 4:00 am - As an embarrassed Baby Boomer, I would like to offer my sincere apology to "The Greatest Generation" for the massive damage we have caused to the magnificent country tha...