All Stories from January 16, 2012 (Change date)
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Take action when objects get stuck in noses, earsJan 16, 2012 4:45 am - It's always nice when a child is old enough to explain where it hurts or describe just how he managed to stick that small toy in his ear or nose. So, it was very helpful...
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Suburbanites swap tales of toll avoidanceJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - You are the 4.5 percent. There's suburbanite Therese Davis, who has turned to Roosevelt Road instead of I-88 to reach work in Oak Park. Lake County's Pam Eidmann cuts s...
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Wheaton designer a finalist in national contestJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - Wheaton resident Janet Davidsen, an interior designer and owner of Details in Design Inc., is heading for New York this week. She designed the one-of-a-kind Lizzy Chest...
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ESO fundraising campaign exceeds expectationsJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - A better-than-expected fundraising campaign has the Elgin Symphony Orchestra on “stable” financial footing to start the new year. The organization held a six-week “Stoc...
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Winfield teen killed in crash ‘lives on’ through organ donationJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - When Jake Carney was killed in an accident, his parents had to make a choice about whether to donate his organs. Today, they’re glad they did — and so are DuPage County...
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Ski accident victim has a huge cheering sectionJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - Sal LoCascio has a lot of friends, and they’re all pulling for him. The 20-year-old Prospect Heights native lost the use of his limbs when he fell on his back while atte...
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How schools keep King's dream alive in the suburbsJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - With diversity today meaning more than skin color, Martin Luther King Jr. Day offers students of different religions, ethnicities and backgrounds the opportunity to lear...
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Girls often suffer headaches from concussions, study findsJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - Girls are more likely than boys to have headaches after suffering a traumatic brain injury, according to a new study. A traumatic brain injury is any injury to the brain...
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Solar lights to guide Lakewood trail usersJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - The more than 150 miles of trails in the Lake County Forest Preserve system wind through diverse terrain from restored prairies to wetlands and marshes to heavily wooded...
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Beware the ides of January in primary seasonJan 16, 2012 4:30 am - It isn't often that two members of the Illinois General Assembly can directly save individual taxpayers a few bucks so quickly or easily. Yet that is just what state Rep...