All Stories from October 2, 2013 (Change date)
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When it comes to fishing, ‘old’ often means ‘good’Oct 02, 2013 11:04 am - Artie and I sat on the dock in Diversey Harbor mentally taking inventory of all the boats while watching our slip floats bobbing in the murky water. We were in the middl...
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Kids don’t always understand what we meanOct 02, 2013 11:00 am - Our daughter Amy (then 4) was busy demonstrating her Biblical knowledge one evening as we drove home. After she told us the stories of “Noah,” “the baby Jesus,” and “God...
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More babies share parents’ beds despite SIDS risksOct 02, 2013 10:34 am - The government’s latest infant bed-sharing numbers show a troubling trend: the percentage of U.S. babies sleeping with parents or another child more than doubled since t...
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Wauconda water-system work approved, even though town doesn’t yet have a link to Lake MichiganOct 02, 2013 10:31 am - Even though they don’t yet have a provider for Lake Michigan drinking water, Wauconda officials on Tuesday agreed to start the first phase of engineering on the multiyea...
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North Central offers Recycling ExtravaganzaOct 02, 2013 10:24 am - DuPage County residents are invited to take part in a Recycling Extravaganza from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 5, at North Central College in Naperville. The event will...
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Bears tackle their problemOct 02, 2013 10:17 am - The Bears don’t actually do anything close to full-speed tackling in practice, but they’re doing all they can to avoid a repeat of the epidemic of missed tackles that pl...
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Fox Valley plans Paws in the Park celebrationOct 02, 2013 10:14 am - Fox Valley Park District will sponsor a free “Paws in the Park” festival from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at Lincoln Park in Aurora. Dog owners are welcome to bring t...
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George Clooney hopes government shutdown ends soonOct 02, 2013 10:11 am - NEW YORK — George Clooney knows the country is going through a tough time with the partial government shutdown. But the actor is optimistic that “cooler heads will preva...
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Angelina Jolie to direct ‘Unbroken’ in AustraliaOct 02, 2013 10:11 am - LOS ANGELES — Universal Pictures has announced that Angelina Jolie is in Sydney, Australia, to direct the survival saga “Unbroken.” The film will tell the true story of ...
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Pumpkin Weekends beginning at Blackberry FarmOct 02, 2013 10:04 am - Pumpkin Weekends begin Saturday at Blackberry Farm in Aurora as the Fox Valley Park District facility celebrates the fall season throughout October. Each weekend and on...