All Stories from February 19, 2012 (Change date)
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Vocal Siamese have personality to spareFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - The Siamese breed has infatuated Westerners since their arrival in England in the late 1800s. These fancy felines are considered to be a “natural” breed — one that deve...
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Sunday picks: Hear 'How the West Was Won'Feb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Wild West tunes Harmonica player Mike Runyan teams up with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for the pops concert “How the West Was Won” featuring music from TV and Holl...
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Resurfacing, refinishing or replacing — which is right for your tub?Feb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Whether it's grimy, chipped, discolored, or simply the wrong style, an old bathtub can be made to look as good as new. Of course, the best way to clean a bathtub is wit...
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Florida spring training covers all the basesFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - TAMPA, Fla. — Major league baseball teams started coming to Florida for spring training almost a century ago, traveling by rail from the often still-frozen North to get ...
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Downsizing makes container gardening easierFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Container gardening is growing smaller. Suppliers are downsizing this season with easier-to-use trough planters, raised beds, pots or bags. It's an effective way to prod...
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Artists invited to enter Lake County contestFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Submitted by Chris Geiselhart The Lake County Heritage Farm Foundation, in cooperation with the Lake County Discovery Museum, has issued a call for entries from artists ...
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Australia asks - again: Did a dingo kill the baby?Feb 19, 2012 5:00 am - SYDNEY - The growl came first, low and throaty, piercing the darkness that had fallen across the remote Australian desert. A baby's cry followed, then abruptly went sile...
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Downtown Lombard vacancy signs coming downFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Several entrepreneurs preparing to set up shop in downtown Lombard say the area should be livelier come mid-March or April. Six new businesses are preparing to open thi...
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Missiles aimed at Social Security and MedicareFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - Missiles are pointed at Social Security and Medicare, the broad-based programs for older Americans. Some are stealth missiles. Some are misguided missiles. But both part...
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Even jobless tally becomes politicalFeb 19, 2012 4:00 am - The jobs news for the past two months certainly is a cause for optimism that the sluggish recovery is seeing improvement. The Bureau of Labor Statistics announced that J...