All Stories from January 31, 2011 (Change date)
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Football mind-set remains so simplisticJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - A week after the week before, let’s hold our noses and explore what we learned from the knee-dling of Bears quarterback Jay Cutler. Nothing, really. However, much of wha...
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Your storm, your storyJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - We've covered a lot of snowstorms, blizzards and white outs in the suburbs. And we've never seen a lede or headline about the “white stuff” that we didn't love ... even ...
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Snowed in? Fun ideas for kids — and adultsJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - Remember the thrill of a snow day when you were a kid? Holding your breath while you desperately listened for your school’s name to be called on the list of closings? So...
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Store owner recounts terror during robberyJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - An Arlington Heights store owner and his wife feel lucky to be alive after being tied up at gunpoint as burglars ransacked their shop over the weekend. Manuel Parada and...
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Even at 80, there's still nobody like Ernie BanksJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - Ernie Banks, forever young in the hearts and minds of longtime Cubs fans, turned 80 years old Monday. Normally this would be depressing. Like, when Wayne Gretzky, anothe...
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Chinwah: Showcase your talent in Huntley variety showJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - So, you think you can dance? How about singing? Do you fancy yourself as the next American Idol? Perhaps you have some other talent, like baton twirling or ventriloquis...
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Legislative ‘Job 1:’ No excuse for not fixing budgetJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - The lead to our story Sunday about legislators’ interests this session included an important phrase. There are, Mike Riopell and Jeff Engelhardt said in their front-page...
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Dog park in Carpentersville?Jan 31, 2011 12:00 am - Every dog could soon have its day in Carpentersville. Monday night, the Carpentersville’s parks committee decided to research the merits of establishing a dog park that ...
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Palatine schools considering making bag toss part of gym classJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - Think about the bean bag game known as baggo or bags and you'll be forgiven for conjuring up images of a tailgate bash in the shadows of Soldier Field or a fraternity fr...
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The Week in Pictures photo galleryJan 31, 2011 12:00 am - ...