All Stories from June 26, 2015 (Change date)
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A window of opportunity for basil loversJun 27, 2015 5:21 am - Basil has hit the big time. It's now America's favorite herb. Gardeners shopping for seeds and plants can find a wide variety, from the small-leaved lemon to luxuriant I...
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Theater events: Ariel comes ashore at Chicago Shakespeare TheatreJun 27, 2015 5:18 am - 'The Little Mermaid' Award-winning director/choreographer Rachel Rockwell helms Chicago Shakespeare Theater's stage version of "The Little Mermaid," the ...
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Talented quartet compensates for Fox Valley Rep's skimpy 'Bikinis'Jun 27, 2015 5:18 am - Keep it simple. Had writer/creators Ray Roderick and James Hindman heeded that advice, "The Bikinis" - their spun-sugar salute to girl groups running at Fox Valley Repe...
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Glen Ellyn working out plan for new, larger police stationJun 28, 2015 12:48 am - After more than 40 years in downtown Glen Ellyn, the police department is firming up plans to move out of an old, cramped former junior high and into a new station that ...
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The Drake Hotel reopens in Oak BrookJun 27, 2015 4:05 pm - The historic Drake Hotel in Oak Brook has reopened its doors after several years of sitting vacant. Extensive renovations completed by the hotel's new owners, Jim Nagle ...
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North: Pondering moves by Cutler, SoxJun 26, 2015 5:20 am - Time for some of my unlimited random thoughts. • Kristin Cavallari, who is married to Bears quarterback Jay Cutler, has made herself noteworthy to Bears fans with her ...
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Dawn Patrol: 135 years for shooting deputies; MJ drafts Lisle's Frank KaminskyJun 26, 2015 10:01 am - 135-year sentence for shooting two McHenry County sheriff's deputies A 52-year-old Holiday Hills man who wounded two McHenry County sheriff's deputies and sparked a...
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Gay marriage legalization hailed & assailedJun 26, 2015 1:40 pm - The U.S. Supreme Court's decision to place its imprimatur on gay marriage was hailed by bank and corporate leaders while splitting politicians largely along party lines....
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Batavia teacher tapped for National Education AwardJun 28, 2015 10:30 am - Jennifer Erickson, a third-grade teacher at Alice Gustafson Elementary School in Batavia, has been tapped for the 2016 California Casualty Award for Teaching Excellence....
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Group works to improve Des Plaines River qualityJun 27, 2015 6:05 am - Libertyville and Lincolnshire have become the latest Lake County communities to contribute funds to a consortium of entities working to improve water quality in the Des ...