Robin Williams: Mourning a manic genius
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Mar 24, 2015 10:31 PM - Daily Herald copy editor Sean Stangland has seen a lot in his time at the paper. But Monday's news about Robin Williams hit him as hard as anything he's experienced in his 13 years on the desk. Here's a look at the emotions he felt while putting together the news on the brilliant comedian's death.
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Family's summer travel teaches hard work, serviceAug 20, 2014 6:00 AM - The Murset children spent their summer doing chores -- just not at their own home. Financial planner Gregg Murset and his wife, Kami, loaded their six children, ages 7 to 16, in the Phoenix family's RV to do volunteer work at the homes of families in need across the country. Murset said he wanted to combat the mindset of the "entitled generation" one chore at a time. "I think they initially thought, 'Dad, the chore thing has gone too far, you know, you are crazy.' But as we started reading stories about the people we were going to go serve, it all started to jell for them. They saw the bigger picture," Murset said. -
Ives hosts kids' fitness, health boot camp in WheatonAug 16, 2014 1:10 AM - More than 150 kids were educated Friday about how to stay active and eat healthy during State Rep. Jeanne Ives' second Kids' Fitness and Health Boot camp at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. -
17th annual Cardboard Boat Regatta takes place SundayAug 15, 2014 12:02 PM - The Village of Fox Lake Parks & Recreation Department and Leinenkugal's will present the 17th Annual Cardboard Boat Regatta Aug. 17. -
Weekend picks: Jim Breuer brings stand-up to SchaumburgAug 15, 2014 10:37 AM - Comedian Jim Breuer ("Saturday Night Live," "Half Baked") hits Schaumburg for a weekend of stand-up at the Improv Comedy Showcase. Quirky alt-pop band OK Go is coming back to its old stomping grounds for a show Friday at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. Twista, the hip-hop artist from Chicago known for his lightning-fast rapping style, will celebrate the release of his new record, "The Dark Horse," with a show at HOME Bar in Arlington Heights. Conductor James Conlon leads a Mozart opera performance of "The Marriage of Figaro" in the Ravinia Festival's intimate Martin Theatre in Highland Park. All this and more in Friday's Time out! -
Does church 'right' include Crusades?Aug 15, 2014 12:01 AM - An Elgin letter to the editor: A letter in the Aug. 10 Daily Herald states that the Catholic Church exists to inform us what is right or wrong, and the Church needs to speak truth into all of our lives.
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District 59 to host Back-to-School Celebration Aug. 23Aug 14, 2014 3:30 PM - The District 59 Education Foundation will sponsor a Back-to-School Celebration for all District 59 families from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 23, at Grove Jr. High School in Elk Grove Village. The event is free to all District 59 students, parents and staff.
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Barrington veteran creates charity to help spouses of woundedAug 14, 2014 3:05 PM - While many charities help the wounded warriors who come home from military service with physical and mental complications, a Barrington woman and her partner have created an organization to help the overburdened caretakers.
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Police cite threats, won't name cop who shot teenAug 13, 2014 8:17 AM - The police chief in a St. Louis suburb where a police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager said he's holding off on publicly identifying the officer because of death threats. Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said he planned to release the officer's name on Tuesday but changed course after threats were called into the police department and City Hall, and posted on social media. The officer was placed on administrative leave Saturday after fatally shooting 18-year-old Michael Brown. -
Shaquille O'Neal visiting Woodfield Sears todayAug 13, 2014 6:13 AM - Shaquille O'Neal, four-time NBA champion and co-host of TNT's "Inside the NBA," will be at the Woodfield Mall's Sears store from 2 to 3 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 13, to sign autographs and take pictures with fans.
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