Jamie Sotonoff
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Tornadoes and painful wipeouts. Film shows suburbanites' epic skateboard trip to New YorkMar 09, 2018 10:31 am - While describing their new documentary film "Shred America," filmmakers Arthur Swidzinski and Mike Kosciesza joked that the movie is a lesson on how not to cross the cou...
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Why suburban parents are pledging to 'Wait Until 8th' on smartphonesDec 28, 2017 5:50 am - Steve Douglass' 8- and 10-year-old boys wanted smartphones for Christmas, but they didn't get them. It's not because Douglass can't afford them. It's because the Lake B...
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'Corey's Goal' aims to educate schools on disciplinary issuesDec 26, 2017 9:29 am - Nearly a year after their son's meeting with Naperville North High School officials, which led to his suicide, Corey Walgren's family is taking action to prevent it from...
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Suburban teens worked behind scenes on sci-fi kids movie 'Alternate Universe'Dec 29, 2017 9:39 am - More than 150 local teens worked behind the scenes on the new sci-fi kids movie, "Alternate Universe: A Rescue Mission," starring Steve Guttenberg and Harry Lennix, whic...
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Operation North Pole in Rosemont provides 'best day ever' for sick kidsDec 12, 2017 5:30 am - Niles firefighter Jim Leibach wiped away tears, as did some of the other 200 local firefighters and police officers, as they stood on bended knee and welcomed 75 serious...
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Escalade rolls over on slick road in Long GroveDec 10, 2017 7:22 pm - Slippery conditions caused by the early morning snow likely led to a rollover crash in Long Grove early Saturday. Around 12:40 a.m. , a 2009 Cadillac Escalade being driv...
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3 stats you need to know from new U.S. Census dataDec 07, 2017 7:42 pm - New data being released today by the U.S. Census Bureau contains interesting statistics about the suburbs. Among the massive volumes of data being released in the bureau...
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Morton Arboretum's 'Illumination' light show mixes trees with techDec 06, 2017 6:16 am - You'll see holiday lights in an unexpected place at Morton Arboretum's “Illumination” this year: around your neck. The popular holiday lights display is offering new “Il...
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Glenview native a teacher, rocker, guitar makerNov 30, 2017 5:08 am - Del Breckenfeld's long and winding music career took him from suburban guitar teacher to rocker to guitar designer. And the Glenview native has accumulated some great st...
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Their job? To temporarily live in suburban mansionsNov 27, 2017 4:53 am - Mike and Janine Callahan might have the coolest job ever. The husband and wife work as "home managers," and their job is furnishing and living in multimillion -dollar ma...
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