All Stories from August 14, 2016 (Change date)
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Monarch Landing Model Train Club-Full Steam AheadAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - A group of Monarch Landing residents have quite a bit in common with rock legend Rod Stewart. Much like the music icon, these gentlemen have a passion for models...Mode...
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Stranded whales require team responseAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "What happens when a whale washes up on the shore and doesn't get back in the water soon?" asked a young library patron at Schaumburg Township Distric...
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Editorial: As start dates edge ever earlier, don't overlook back-to-school safetyAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - If you're like us, you're only now getting used to the idea that the community swimming pools have opened. How, one wonders, can it be the middle of August already? For ...
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Artistry in Motion earns top honors at DanZa competitionAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Twenty-nine dancers from Artistry in Motion, the in-house dance company of the Des Plaines Park District, traveled to Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Florida,...
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Kline Farm Country Fair offers 1890s funAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Visitors can experience a page from DuPage County's agricultural past with games, acrobatic jugglers, a genuine flea circus, horse-drawn wagon rides and other entertainm...
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Aurora aldermen host back-to-school eventsAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - AURORA, Ill. - Aldermen are sending students back to school ready to learn by hosting annual events that offer free school supplies, food and fun for the entire family. ...
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Taraji P. Henson is busy: Cookie, a NASA hero and a memoirAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - Taraji P. Henson almost backed out of writing her autobiography because she was reluctant to expose herself to scrutiny. She could have bypassed ...
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Astronomy instructor inspires students to look up and observe the universeAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - In this age of students staring down at their cellphones, McHenry County College astronomy instructor Paul Hamill inspires his college students to look up - far up - far...
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Highwood's seventh Bloody Mary Fest a huge successAug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Record crowds of more than 5,000 descended on the city of Highwood for the Seventh Annual Bloody Mary Fest July 31 in Evert's Park and enjoyed the myriad concoctions pre...
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Check out exhibit 'Testing Our Strength: From the Great Chicago Fire to 9/11'Aug 14, 2016 11:00 pm - Check out the new display "Testing Our Strength: From the Great Chicago Fire to 9/11", about five major fire-fighting events that have impacted Aurora, the region, and t...