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Downers Grove's Fredo Disco brings 'Very Cool Music' for hometown show on Have Mercy tour stopMar 05, 2020 9:00 am - Even as young as 14, Fredo Fosco had a bit of rock star in his veins. A few years ago, Fosco and his Downers Grove bandmates in Clear Confusion were already working aud...
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Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake CountyMar 05, 2020 5:00 am - Ecologists are studying elusive river otter in Lake County
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Constable: Close shave could keep virus from spreadingMar 05, 2020 4:20 am - Christian clerics, Hasidic Jews, devout Muslims, the Amish, Sikhs, hipster men and playoff-bound hockey players all fit under the same umbrella in this warning issued by...
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Feder: Tom Skilling delivers sunny post-op forecastMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Legendary meteorologist Tom Skilling came through gastric bypass surgery Wednesday with a sunny outlook and a smile, Robert Feder writes. He released a photo of himself...
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When your interest turns to local primaries, we have what you needMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Considering the ceaseless cacophony on presidential politics in broadcast news and, to a large extent, on social media, it could come as a bit of a surprise to find that...
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Longtime St. Charles coaches share favorite Ron Johnson memoriesMar 05, 2020 12:00 am - Friday's Class 4A Elgin regional championship game pits St. Charles East against St. Charles North for a third time this season at Chesbrough Fieldhouse. I know Ron John...
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Pasta e fagioli makes the most of its stars - pasta and beansMar 04, 2020 5:04 am - "When the stars make you drool, just like pasta fazool, that's amore." - "That's Amore" by Harry Warren and Jack Brooks (popularized by Dean Martin) There are...
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Sound check: Celebrate 7 years of music and art at Side Street StudioMar 04, 2020 5:00 am - Support Elgin art Side Street Studio Arts, founded seven years ago by Tanner Melvin and Erin Rehberg, celebrates its place as a major core for Elgin's art community...
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For 21 years at Glenbard East, Miller held his 'dream job'Mar 04, 2020 12:00 am - It's hard to name something that hasn't changed over the last 30 years. Here's something. Glenbard East boys basketball coach Scott Miller's coaching philosophy. "It's n...
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O'Donnell: Bradley University hoping nation forgets coach's bullyingMar 04, 2020 12:00 am - BRADLEY UNIVERSITY MANUFACTURED the impossible last spring. The Braves got a rare bid to the NCAA men's basketball tournament and then had their head coach turn the mode...