All Stories from October 3, 2021 (Change date)
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'Like watching the Olympics in your own backyard': Norge Ski Club jumps into OctoberOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - Fox River Grove's Norge Ski Club jumps into October
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The stories that stick with us: Words of thanks from a high school kid gone proOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - When I announced on social media in August 2020 that I was taking over as editor of the Daily Herald Business Ledger, I heard from many of the contacts I'd made in my 21...
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The stories that stick with us: 'Last Letters Home' revealed permanent link to fallen troops' soulsOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - A story that's stuck with me for 13 years is "Last Letters Home," written for Memorial Day in 2008. It told the stories of the families of four local servicemen who had ...
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The stories that stick with us: How a Daily Herald photo shoot turned into something memorableOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - One of the best parts about this job is meeting inspiring people. They often are local volunteers, philanthropists, schoolteachers, police officers, firefighters and eve...
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The stories that stick with us: How an act of charity led to a powerful story ideaOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - As reporters, we're used to seeing news angles most everywhere we look. Ideas often can present themselves in our daily interactions, on the commute to work and in conve...
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The stories that stick with us: Back-to-back state championships in the hands of the same playerOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - An unforgettable ending made this my most unforgettable story in 26 years of covering high school sports for the Daily Herald. Tied with Montini in the closing seconds o...
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The stories that stick with us: How a last-place runner inspired inspired a passion for track and fieldOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - I had not been long on the track and field beat. The sport - really, the character of track athletes, coaches, parents - had not yet fully revealed itself to me. That ch...
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Styrofoam recyclingOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - I was delighted to read the article about recycling Styrofoam in Lake Zurich. How commendable. Polystyrene is such a toxic substance for the environment that finding a p...
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Firefighter injured battling McHenry apartment blazeOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - A firefighter was injured and several residents displaced after fire broke out Sunday morning in a McHenry apartment building. Firefighters from the McHenry Township Fi...
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Playoff-bound White Sox lose regular-season finale to TigersOct 03, 2021 1:00 am - The Detroit Tigers scored three rain-soaked runs in the ninth inning on Sunday afternoon, snapping a 2-2 tie against the White Sox that also ended the club's six-game w...