All Stories from November 7, 2013 (Change date)
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McConaughey's performance hits gold standard in 'Buyers Club'Nov 08, 2013 4:26 am - Before playing a desperado in "Mud" earlier this year, Matthew McConaughey hit a trifecta of dangerous roles that could have killed his career had they not been spot-on....
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'The Epic of Lou Bolchazy' a classic tale of vision, zest, funNov 07, 2013 9:41 am - Even if you only consider the literature, art, music, religion, culture and history made a millennium before the Renaissance, eccentric publisher Lou Bolchazy of Lake Ba...
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'Thor' sequel's effects spectacular but short on character connectionsNov 08, 2013 4:26 am - If all you demand from a Marvel Comics superhero movie are spectacular action sequences pushed to the brink of tedium, a dullingly impersonal cast of characters, some we...
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A 'world-class experience' for runners at Naperville marathonNov 07, 2013 10:19 am - If marathon organizers had to pay every person who works in some capacity to make each race a reality, chances are, there would be fewer marathons. Organizers say volunt...
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Raise the house, lower the flood riskNov 07, 2013 2:48 pm - Eileen Benner says elevating her home in Atlantic City, N.J., was a “no-brainer” after it suffered extensive flood damage during Superstorm Sandy. “I would tell anybody ...
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Hoffman Estates math whiz finds creativity in problem solvingNov 08, 2013 6:14 am - If you look past numbers and computations and distill math to its essence, it's all about creativity, 17-year-old James Tao says. “When I think of math, when I think of ...
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Hampshire coming together to support man in needNov 07, 2013 5:04 pm - 'He's just a wonderful man'
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Old Vernon Hills YMCA to show new look SaturdayNov 07, 2013 5:04 pm - About this time last year, discussions about the imminent demise of YMCAs in Vernon Hills and Waukegan were fast and furious after the organization, citing substantial d...
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Wauconda’s award-winning police dog, Maxx, to retire in MayNov 07, 2013 12:54 pm - Police to welcome new dog, Varro, next week
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Tower Lakes, Cuba Township win BACOG awardNov 08, 2013 4:42 am - The village of Tower Lakes and Cuba Township jointly were honored with the Barrington Area Council of Government’s 2013 Donald P. Klein award for their purchase and pres...