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East Dundee meat raffle, picnic returns to Max Freeman Park Aug. 25Aug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - The East Dundee Fire Department is inching toward reviving its summer carnival. Firefighters will take a step to their goal on Saturday, Aug. 25, when they hold their an...
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Meet Kiko, the paralyzed Chihuahua who found a forever home with a former vet techAug 21, 2018 11:00 pm - There's a reason we've taken a lot of towels, blankets and clothes to the Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin through the years, or made donations in various ways thr...
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Rozner: As Chicago White Sox advertised, Kopech electricAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - There was a buzz in the air Tuesday night on the South Side. And it wasn't merely the late-summer, aircraft-sized mosquitoes that invade Chicago this time of year. It wa...
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Sister shouldn't play the role of parent to marijuana-smoking brotherAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Q. I'm a 23-year-old woman living across the country from my family, and my brother "Justin" is an 18-year-old high school grad. Justin is living at home and working, an...
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When it comes to economy, Annie, brace for day after 'tomorrow'Aug 21, 2018 1:00 am - Eric Sevareid (1912-1992), the author and broadcaster, said he was a pessimist about tomorrow but an optimist about the day after tomorrow. Regarding America's economy, ...
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A time to mournAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - PAWLEYS ISLAND, S.C. - Ecclesiastes tells us that there's a time to mourn and a time to dance, but lately I can hardly find time to mourn - and I'm dancing as fast as I ...
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Feder: Mike North 'humbled and excited' about plans for biopicAug 21, 2018 1:00 am - A movie on the life of Mike North? That's the word from the former Chicago radio sports talk personality whose "outrageous and unconventional road to the top of the Chic...
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Past injury leads to fewer visits with familyAug 20, 2018 11:00 pm - Q. Three years ago, our then-2-year-old daughter was in an accident while visiting my family for the first time without us, which resulted in her losing two fingers. Her...
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Local Chevy dealership sparks love of Woodie wagonsAug 20, 2018 6:00 am - In grade school, young Biff Behr was always busy. Besides learning the usual reading and arithmetic, even at that early age he was studying up on how to work with his ha...
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To improve democracy, start at the local levelAug 20, 2018 1:00 am - As we head into the U.S. midterm elections, voters across the country are following news of governors' races and hotly contested congressional seats. This fall, millions...