All Stories from August 21, 2019 (Change date)
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New District 300 teacher contract includes 4% raises, on averageAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - A new three-year teachers' contract guarantees nearly 4% annual raises on average for more than 1,500 employees within Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300. The D...
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Prosecutors: Lotz murdered his wife as part of a 'tantrum' over a coffee potAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Larry Lotz murdered his wife as part of a "tantrum" over a coffee pot, prosecutors argued during closing arguments Wednesday, while defense attorneys said the 2016 killi...
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Historical society hosts ice cream social Sunday in WaucondaAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - The Wauconda Township Historical Society will hold its fifth annual ice cream and pie social Sunday. The event will run from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Andrew C. Cook House, 71...
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Amazon's strategy to win over congressional critics: Tours of its giant warehousesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - From the White House to the campaign trail for the democratic presidential nomination, politicians have found a popular punching bag in Amazon, accusing the...
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Girls swimming: Scouting Fox ValleyAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - St. Charles North coach Rob Rooney was certainly happy with a fourth-place finish at last year's state swim meet. Rooney has loftier goals for his North Stars in 2019. W...
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Trump ramps up criticism of Federal Reserve amid White House fears of a slowdownAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump intensified his attacks on the Federal Reserve Wednesday, accusing the central bank of hindering economic growth at a time when the W...
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O'Donnell: Bill Walton's one-off underscores tedium of Chicago baseball broadcastingAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR got "Airplane!" Bill Walton got to work the White Sox-Angeles game last Friday night alongside Jason Benetti for NBCSCH. Ah, fate is a fickle tickle,...
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Nearly 130,000 sign petition urging Walmart CEO to end gun salesAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - Weeks after two Walmart stores became the scenes of deadly shootings, employees and customers continued to urge the retailer to overhaul its gun policies. On Tuesday, Wa...
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Strategic Wealth Partners earns Financial Times honorAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - DEERFIELD - Strategic Wealth Partners Group LLC has been named one of the Financial Times' Top 300 Registered Investment Advisors in the publication's 2019 listing. It ...
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He applied for a job - and ended up on trial for a murder that took place 2 decades earlierAug 21, 2019 1:00 am - When Todd Barket applied for a job at a Florida nursing home, he likely didn't expect to end up on trial for first-degree murder. The 51-year-old was living in Tampa's s...