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Veterans Center in St. Charles brings former military togetherJun 04, 2019 11:00 pm - Veterans Center in St. Charles brings former military together
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Cowslip? Jack-in-the-pulpit? How spring wildflowers got their namesJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - The early blooming flowers that decorate the forest floor are some of the most welcome signs of spring. If you have a chance to visit a wooded preserve in early June, yo...
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How Arlington Heights Girl Scouts are honoring the memory of troop memberJun 04, 2019 6:00 am - One year after an 11-year old Arlington Heights girl died from a cardiac condition, her Girl Scout troop continues to keep her memory alive. In recounting their friend, ...
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How Randy Shilts went from Aurora conservative to gay iconJun 04, 2019 5:30 am - An outspoken conservative Republican activist while growing up in Aurora, Randy Shilts would no doubt have voiced strong opinions about Aurora Pride 2019, which kicks of...
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Feder: Top program exec Dan Soles to leave WTTWJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - For nearly 25 years, everything you saw on WTTW-Channel 11 first had to pass the high standards of Dan Soles. Now he's leaving, Robert Feder writes. Signaling changes in...
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The snowballing climate science Jefferson would have understoodJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - When you enter the National Climatic Data Center in Ashville, North Carolina, you find a ledger in a glass case that contains carefully gathered climate records from 18t...
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Five players with local connections qualify for U.S. OpenJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - The Monday of U.S. Open sectional qualifiers has been billed “golf's longest day,” and for good reason. This week the final nine of twelve 36-hole qualifiers started wit...
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Rozner: Young, hungry Wolves chase another CupJun 04, 2019 1:00 am - If NHL justice were a reality, the Vegas Golden Knights would probably be playing in the Stanley Cup Final for the second time. And the franchise is only two years old. ...
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Elderly mom's caretaker needs respite help from siblingsJun 03, 2019 11:00 pm - Q. I am the youngest of five brothers and have cared for my mother for 12 years. I live with mom and my siblings live out of state. At 88, mom needs care that is overwhe...
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Is spending millions to extend Metra to Oswego needed - or a 'complete waste'?Jun 03, 2019 5:30 am - It's been seen as a train to nowhere, but a proposal to extend the Metra BNSF Line from Aurora to Kendall County is gaining momentum. Last month, the commuter railroad a...