All Stories from December 24, 2014 (Change date)
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Library board treasurer named 2014 Batavia Citizen of the YearDec 24, 2014 4:38 pm - Batavia Public Library District Board Treasurer J. Thomas Von Lunen has been named the 2014 Batavia Citizen of the Year. Von Lunen was nominated by Library Director Geor...
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Work resumes to turn tavern in downtown Libertyville into O'Toole's PubDec 25, 2014 10:49 pm - Work has resumed on what was touted last spring as a major addition to Libertyville's downtown restaurant scene. "In the next two weeks, you'll see 20 or 30 people worki...
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Cooper Hewitt design museum reopens, revampedDec 25, 2014 7:42 am - NEW YORK - The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, revamped, restored and expanded after a three-year closure, reopened at last, all decked out for the 21st century...
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Now that Detroit museum has been saved, go see itDec 25, 2014 7:42 am - DETROIT - In the end, what saved Detroit's art museum from being sold off painting by painting was a legal pad covered in doodles. The Detroit Institute of Arts has been...
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Mooseheart's Santa gets as much out of Christmas as the kidsDec 24, 2014 6:05 am - Bob Miller has portrayed Santa Claus at Mooseheart with a huge team of St. Charles East students as his elves. He also has been Santa with a group of Haines Middle Schoo...
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Iran's unwelcome dogs find care at rare shelterDec 25, 2014 7:42 am - TEHRAN, Iran - Man's best friend is seen as anything but in Iran, where city workers gun down strays and conservatives view pet dogs as a corrupting Western influence. B...
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FAA worries you'll do dumb things with drone Christmas giftsDec 25, 2014 8:38 am - WASHINGTON — Santa Claus may travel on a reindeer-powered sleigh, but he's expected to deliver a ton of highflying drones this week to teenagers and other amateur aviato...
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Is your time worth more than your money to charity?Dec 25, 2014 7:41 am - As you mull over the best ways to give back during the holidays, keep in mind that cash isn't the only currency at your disposal: You can also give of your time. For som...
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'Frozen' is named top entertainer of the year by APDec 25, 2014 7:42 am - NEW YORK - If you have children, or know someone who does, or just listened to one recently, the choice of Associated Press Entertainer of the Year won't come as much of...
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Reminders of 2004 tsunami in Indonesia loom largeDec 25, 2014 7:42 am - BANDA ACEH, Indonesia - Ten years after a tsunami hit this city on Dec. 26, 2004, killing 167,000 people, roads and bridges have been rebuilt, there are houses on the be...