All Stories from June 25, 2011 (Change date)
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Skokie museum offers first look at women of HolocaustJun 27, 2011 7:03 am - “Spots of Light: To be a Woman in the Holocaust” opened this week at the Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie. The exhibit is part of a traveling exhibit from...
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Story of a raid: U.S. night operations anger AfghansJun 26, 2011 10:55 pm - PUL-I-ALAM, Afghanistan — The American soldiers stormed into the Afghan family's compound in the middle of the night, kicking in doors and shouting. They ordered everyon...
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Industry Insider: Prudential American HeritageJun 23, 2011 12:13 pm - Just a few years ago, parents worried their children might never be able to afford to buy a home because prices had gotten so high. But that is no longer a worry, accord...
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A German perspective: Women of the HolocaustJun 25, 2011 11:19 am - Editor's note: Teresa Schmedding, an editor at the Daily Herald, is a Catholic whose family emigrated from Germany in the 1880s. Julie Merar, a Prospect Heights resi...
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Aurora fire leaves 5 injuredJun 26, 2011 10:55 pm - A 55-year-old Aurora woman who suffered severe burns was one of five injured in an early Saturday morning fire on the city’s near east side. City spokesman Dan Ferrelli ...
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Provena celebrates 100th anniversary with a picnicJun 26, 2011 8:04 am - Throughout the year, Aurora's Provena Mercy Medical Center has been recognizing its centennial anniversary by celebrating “Something Special Inside.” On Saturday afterno...
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Homeowner's kitchen plan driven by detailsJun 26, 2011 9:21 am - Although he has the name of a saint, Tsambiko Capperis has the hand, eye and soul of an artist. He needed all of those, plus the patience of Job, to restore an abandoned...
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‘Undecorate’: A Style as Eclectic as the InternetJun 24, 2011 11:31 am - In fashion, yesterday’s matchy, polished looks have given way to a rumpled, eccentric style driven by wearing your personality, not your labels, on your sleeve. Nesters ...
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On homes and real estate: Financing vacant landJun 24, 2011 11:27 am - Q. We are interested in buying 5 to 10 acres of land in a rural area. Can we get a mortgage for a land purchase? A. Every time I write that banks don’t want to lend...
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Start with what you have, designer encouragesJun 24, 2011 11:28 am - Shiree Segerstrom loves stacks of hard-bound books — not just for reading, but for their appearance. “They’re my favorite accessory,” said Segerstrom, an interior design...