All Stories from July 23, 2012 (Change date)
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Relay For Life of Elgin seeks participantsJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - Submitted by American Cancer Society Local volunteers will devote their time, talents and energy over the next several months as they prepare for the inaugural American ...
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Heat doesn't discourage Waukegan family gardenersJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - The recent high temperatures did little to discourage members of the Waukegan Public Library's Digging in the Dirt Family Gardening Club. On July 3, the group gathered f...
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Tattoos replacing medical-alert bracelets for someJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - NAPLES, Fla. — The first time Jimbo Carriero died, it lasted only a few minutes. “I didn't see the white lights everyone talks about, but I sure got an overwhelming feel...
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Ditching the dryer: Tips for airing clean laundryJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - Think clotheslines are a relic of a bygone era, a time when our grandmothers slaved over their dainties with stiff birch-wood pins? Think again. Hanging clothes is hot, ...
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Hawthorn Woods couple launch cutting-edge photography businessJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - An interview with Gail Horn, who owns Destiny Photographic Art with her husband, Dale. Q: Describe your business. What do you do? A: We are a husband and wife photograp...
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Firefighter recognized in Des Plaines almost 60 years after his deathJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - No one knows how John Minich ended up in a grave with no headstone in All Saints Cemetery in Des Plaines. The 43-year-old Chicago firefighter died almost 60 years ago on...
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Experts question prostate screenings, but men, doctors may reject adviceJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - That was the reaction from many men last week after a top-level task force bucked two decades of medical practice and recommended against routine use of a common blood t...
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Abt executive runs with Olympic torch in EnglandJul 23, 2012 6:00 am - Mike Abt, co-president of family-owned Abt Electronics in Glenview, never expected to return to London nearly 30 years after his backpacking days. This time, he did so a...
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Editorial: Restrict public pensions to retireesJul 23, 2012 5:56 am - What a sweet deal. If you can get it. Daily Herald Staff Writer Jake Griffin reported last week that longtime Addison Police Chief Timothy Hayden is retiring. The mayor ...
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Breast-feeding may help women fight obesity years laterJul 23, 2012 5:28 am - Breast-feeding may help mothers reduce the risk of obesity later in life, according to a study of 740,000 post-menopausal women in the U.K. For every six months women br...