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Metra's latest fare hike arrives this week: Where's money going?Jan 30, 2017 4:00 am - Three Metra fare hikes instituted each February from 2015 through 2017 will generate a cumulative $117 million. The latest increase, averaging 5.8 percent, begins Wednes...
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Elgin High teacher fears Trump will restrict climate change researchJan 30, 2017 4:00 am - A former Environmental Educator of the Year has been staying up late at night to download climate change research from federal agencies' websites because she's fearful t...
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Existing overtime policy best for disabled, caregiversJan 30, 2017 12:00 am - Gov. Bruce Rauner vetoed a bill on Friday that would have put some of Illinois' most vulnerable at risk and cost taxpayers more than $14 million annually. Senate Bill 2...
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Rozner: Trade or not, Blackhawks need the kidsJan 30, 2017 12:00 am - Five seconds of a single game last week summed up nicely the last five months for Nick Schmaltz. The rookie Blackhawks forward picked up a loose puck near the top of the...
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Aurora's Koziol draws preseason recognitionJan 30, 2017 12:00 am - When Aurora University opens its 2017 lacrosse season on Feb. 18, it will have an honorable mention preseason all-American selection named by Inside Lacrosse. Grayslake ...
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Gerber headed to Hope, Anzelmo to RockhurstJan 30, 2017 12:00 am - Whenever Mallory Gerber has been on the volleyball or basketball court, she gives her Schaumburg's varsity teams plenty of hope of winning those contests. In college, Ge...
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Imrem: A Chicago Bulls plan? Does it matter?Jan 29, 2017 5:01 pm - Chicago Bulls fans wonder about the plan. Do the Bulls have a plan to get out of NBA purgatory? Is it anything like The Plan the Cubs executed? Can it be completed in fe...
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What hiring freezes do to the workers left to pick up the slackJan 29, 2017 6:18 am - Federal workers likely felt the chill on Monday after President Trump issued a hiring freeze that would be "applied across the board in the executive branch," an order t...
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Temp agencies do not exist to find you a jobJan 29, 2017 6:00 am - Q: I recently went through a two-year period of temping after technology had made my existing job skills obsolete. While I had no illusions that I was the best word proc...
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Why old pipes remain after re-pipingJan 29, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Our home was built in the 1950s, and all the original water pipes were galvanized steel. A few years ago, we hired a plumber to replace the old piping with copper. No...