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How Elk Grove High School's Japanese Exchange Program immerses students in cultureMar 25, 2018 11:00 pm - Ashley Szull of Elk Grove Village and Hinako Yamazaki sat next to each other at a farewell dinner last week at Elk Grove High School, playfully finishing one another's s...
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Storylines, characters made 'Diary of A Wimpy Kid' popularMar 25, 2018 11:00 pm - “How many books has Jeff Kinney written?” asked a young Wauconda Public Library patron. The sensational popularity of the “Diary of A Wimpy Kid” book series and movie re...
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Meal prep and planning doesn't have to be a choreMar 25, 2018 7:15 am - I always like to tell people I do my best work under pressure. It's true, and it's partly what led me into journalism. But it's also true I end up doing work under press...
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Are you ready to change lanes in your bike preference?Mar 25, 2018 7:00 am - Well, spring is here. The weather is getting nicer and many folks are looking to get their first motorcycle, or replace an aging steed. If you attended the International...
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Problem with furnace intake pipeMar 25, 2018 7:00 am - Q. My question concerns the exhaust/intake pipe for our forced air oil furnace. The exhaust pipe is inside the intake pipe. Both are mounted outside the house about 1 fo...
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How to make shelving a work of artMar 25, 2018 6:00 am - Any shelving unit can be transformed into a trendy but practical display feature. You will need a theme, some interesting individual pieces and patience to convert a bas...
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Keep a tight grip on your Racer Sprint glovesMar 25, 2018 6:00 am - Gloves are an important part of my riding gear, and I never ride bare handed. For one thing, if you're involved in an accident, your hands are the first thing that you i...
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Weathering mother-in-law's cold shoulderMar 25, 2018 6:00 am - Q. After 15 years of working hard to build a good relationship with difficult in-laws - because it was important to my husband - I thought we had gotten to a pretty good...
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What I like about the 2018 Harley Fat Bob 114Mar 25, 2018 6:00 am - Last August, Harley-Davidson rocked the motorcycle world by announcing it was taking its Dyna motorcycle lineup and folding it into its Softail line, creating a family o...
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A hard rain's gonna fall in Silicon ValleyMar 25, 2018 1:00 am - We might look back on 2017 as the last moment of unbridled faith and optimism in the technology industry. The revelations about Cambridge Analytica's use of Facebook dat...