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FACTBOX-U.S. coal-fired power plants scheduled to shut
ReutersJun 13 (Reuters) - U.S. power companies have shut or converted over 15,000 megawatts (MW) of coal-fired power plants since 2009 and have plans to shut or convert another 35,000 MW over the 10 years or so. Cheap natural gas prices and strict...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Chesapeake (Chesapeake, Virginia), Hopewell (Hopewell, Virginia), Aurora, Mining
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Neff, innovative leader of Goodwill Industries, stepping down
South Bend TribuneSOUTH BEND -- J. Larry Neff's 40-year stint as CEO and president of Goodwill Industries in South Bend has been marked by innovation and success. At a time when other Goodwill Industries have struggled in some Indiana communities, South Bend's has...Tags: Lansing, Goodwill Industries International, Politics, Interior Policy, Economy, Business and Finance
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Hindi Scheiman, 1958- 2013
Teaching young children to read Hebrew was just one of the ways Hindi Scheiman shared her faith with others, but it was a perfect example of her patient and nurturing nature. "She was the reading specialist, mostly teaching kindergartners and first...
Tags: Religion and Belief, Breast Cancer, Judaism
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Track | Athlete overcomes hurdles to compete in high jump
In the mid-1990s, the phrase "Run, Forrest, run" became popular after the award-winning film "Forrest Gump" was a huge hit. At Northridge Preparatory School in Niles, "Jump, Forest, jump" may not be in vogue, but the school has an athlete who could jump...
Tags: Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Track and Field, High School Sports, Illinois High School Association
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Des Plaines, Park Ridge, Niles police chiefs oppose medical marijuana
Illinois legislators may have voted to legalize medical marijuana, but the police chiefs of three Maine Township communities say the proposed measure could spread the drug's availability and challenge their ability to curb impaired driving. William...
Tags: Des Plaines, Substance Abuse, Medical Procedures and Tests, Drug Trafficking, Park Ridge
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Deerfield, Highland Park spring sports teams performing well
From mid-May through early June, state spring sports are winding down in Illinois and every day brings that win-or-go-home excitement. Here is a wrapup on how some of the area teams have fared in recent weeks. Boys tennis Deerfield's tennis team...
Tags: Grayslake, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Highland Park (Cook, Illinois), Deerfield, High School Sports
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Secretary of state's office says it wasn't behind on rent
The story, as reported this month in local news outlets, was rather embarrassing: The Illinois secretary of state's driver services operation in Niles had been evicted because the agency was late paying its rent. On May 6, Dave Drucker, a spokesman...Tags: Inland Real Estate Corp., Golf, Rentals, Jesse White, Office and Retail Spaces
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Boys track | Hader earns state berth in 200
Maine South junior John Hader established himself as a favorite to win a sectional title by winning the 200-meter dash in a time of 22.5 seconds at the Central Suburban South meet on May 10. He was nearly a half-second faster a week later in earning a...
Tags: Track and Field, Deerfield
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Boys track | Prospect senior a state contender in hurdles
The Mid-Suburban League hasn't had a state champion hurdler since Rolling Meadows' Abe Jones won the 110-meter hurdles in 2000. Prospect senior Dave Kendziera has two opportunities to become the next MSL state champion hurdler at this weekend's state...
Tags: Track and Field, Awards and Prizes, Palatine, Buffalo Grove, Rolling Meadows
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Netherlands company buys Hess Industries in Niles
WSBT has learned a company in the Netherlands has purchased Hess Industries. Fontijne Formitt bought the intellectual property of the Niles company. The company's sales and marketing assistant who tells us this will mean new jobs in the area, but...
Tags: Netherlands, Manufacturing and Engineering, Industrial Production, Patents, Copyrights and Trademarks, Buffalo Grove
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Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville, Winfield police blotter: April 23
The following are taken from police reports: Wheaton •Residents are asked to be on alert after a driver approached a boy and offered him candy on April 16 around 3:30 p.m. near Danada Drive and Naperville Road. The older Oldsmobile was occupied...
Tags: Lombard, Beecher, Theft, Naperville, Downers Grove
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Niles, Park Ridge police warn of solicitations
Late on a Saturday afternoon in March, a young woman with a clipboard came to Janet Van De Carr's house in Park Ridge. Since it was before this month's municipal election, she figured it was about a candidate. Instead, the woman said she was checking on...
Tags: Media Industry
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