All Stories from August 28, 2011 (Change date)
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Mistake to cut funds for Catholic CharitiesAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - Catholic Charities has been criticized as being “cold” in Fence Post letters for saying that they would not place children in homes with gay parents due to their religio...
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Quinn-Emanuel spat not new for governors, mayorsAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - Not long ago, Gov. Pat Quinn was gushing about how he and newly elected Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel would work together to improve Illinois. Fast forward five months, and...
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MLK’s vision of justiceAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - As the nation honors the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. with a stirring new memorial on the National Mall, let’s not obscure one of his most important messages in a fog of ...
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Here’s why S&P lowered credit ratingAug 28, 2011 5:00 am - Response to Aug. 19 letter to the editor, entitled “Obama zigged when he should have zagged”: The author stated that President Obama gave Standard & Poor’s the data it n...
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Pizza place helps communityAug 28, 2011 1:00 am - Recognizing the value that family and community reign over all, even in a struggling economy, the Nick’s Pizza & Pub team works hard to ensure they can lend a hand to ar...
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YMCA to fund water classes through grantAug 28, 2011 1:00 am - Submitted by Prairie Valley Family YMCA Prairie Valley Family YMCA has received a $1,000 grant from Huggies Little Swimmers Brand to fund scholarships for the organizati...
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Treasures in your attic: These plates are great, but there are only eightAug 28, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have eight platters or large dinner plates by Wm. Guerin & Co., Limoges, France. They are red with encrusted gold decoration. Could you please advise me of thei...
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Get spicy by competing in W. Dundee chili cookoffAug 28, 2011 1:00 am - The village of West Dundee and the Rotary Club of Dundee Township are seeking contestants for the fourth annual “Smokin’ Hot Chili Cook-Off,” an annual fundraiser for th...
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Images: The Weekend Festival ReviewAug 28, 2011 1:00 am - ...
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Art in the garden: Preserving the summer’s tomatoesAug 28, 2011 12:12 am - Here we go again. Tomato vines hanging full of beautiful tomatoes waiting to ripen. Once they start turning red there are going to be too many to consume and the thought...