Kimberly Pohl
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Teen entrepeneur from Elgin takes on music industryJan 23, 2014 1:16 pm - Breje Whitt was only 15 years old when he began performing onstage with a nationally renowned Christian rock band. Two years later, the Elgin teen is running his own DJ,...
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Oak Brook native travels route from shy kid to Rhodes ScholarJan 09, 2014 11:03 am - Vinay Nayak once was so shy that his teachers asked — not entirely in jest — for a home video to prove he was a normal, talkative boy as his mother claimed. Now relaxed ...
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A look back at some of our most amazing Suburban StandoutsDec 26, 2013 1:16 pm - One of the most rewarding things we get to do is tell the stories of accomplished and hardworking young people who are an inspiration for us all. The Suburban Standouts ...
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Hampshire teen gives new life to old musicDec 05, 2013 11:50 am - Ragtime music might conjure black-and-white images of a bygone era, but to 13-year-old Daniel Souvigny of Hampshire there’s nothing better in the world. Playing rag...
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Wauconda teen winning as pro go-kart racerOct 24, 2013 11:23 am - Kyle Kalish looks like he's been through the wringer after finishing a race. Every time he takes one of the 15 or so turns scattered throughout the milelong track, the M...
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Fremd grad makes a difference in HaitiOct 18, 2013 8:26 am - Those early images of abject poverty in Port-au-Prince — each scene teeming with people living without the most basic of human needs — are burned into Renata Wettermann'...
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Arbiter rules District 15 can dismiss students early on FridaysOct 15, 2013 6:10 pm - An arbiter has sided with the throngs of Palatine Township Elementary District 15 parents who pushed to have students dismissed early once a week, instead of starting cl...
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Palatine clarifies ban on discharging air gunsOct 15, 2013 4:24 pm - Palatine councilmen on Monday supported the police department’s request to better define the village’s ban on discharging air guns, but not before some expressed surpris...
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Lake Zurich man sentenced to 15 years for molesting childrenOct 13, 2013 10:45 am - A Lake Zurich man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexually assaulting two relatives, according to McHenry County court records. Louis P. Hoerauf, 35, of the...
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The Christian Shop in Palatine to celebrate 25th anniversaryOct 10, 2013 5:17 pm - Twenty-six years ago, Susan Rheaume decided to figure out what to do with the rest of her life. Rheaume, then a regional manager for a fine jewelry company, said she fel...