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Cool as ice in a new arenaMar 01, 2018 12:00 am - Addressing classes of elementary and middle school students, Jeffrey Swider-Peltz Jr. gets a small taste of the pressures schoolteachers face. "It's real stressful. Ever...
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St. Charles pinball enthusiast collects, repairs machinesFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - St. Charles man enjoys collecting and fixing fun electronic machines
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Hoffman Estates High grad named to USA bowling teamFeb 28, 2018 10:00 pm - Sarah Wille, a 2014 graduate of Hoffman Estates High School, was named to the Team USA Women's Bowling Team. As a small child, Wille's grandmother gave her a bowling ba...
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'Three Billboards' will take home top Oscar, film critic Dann Gire predictsFeb 28, 2018 9:00 am - No matter what movie wins the Best Picture Academy Award on Sunday night, the conventional rules of predicting the Oscars will go out the proverbial window. Can “The Sha...
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Yeast dough makes a sweet treat as homemade coffeecakeFeb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Cold winter days bring out the baker in me. The smell of cookies or bread in the oven evoke memories of my childhood and warm my heart, even when there is snow on the gr...
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Discover the deep, rich wine; not too dry, but just right that only took 300 yearsFeb 28, 2018 5:00 am - Brunello di Montalcino is the wine world's overnight sensation that only took 300 years. Brunello is the grape, the "little brown one," a cousin of Sangiovese, Italy's t...
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Are libraries closing the book on late fees?Feb 28, 2018 4:00 am - Overdue books, DVDs and other items cost Vernon Area Library District patrons about $50,000 in fines in 2015. Nowadays, they pay nothing for their tardiness. The library...
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Feder: Chicago alderman to launch One Illinois news outletFeb 28, 2018 12:00 am - A Chicago alderman and former Democratic candidate for governor has announced plans to launch One Illinois, a statewide, nonprofit digital news outlet, in April. Billed ...
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Trump and Obama: Who's really tougher on Russia?Feb 28, 2018 12:00 am - Recently, President Donald Trump tweeted, "I have been much tougher on Russia than Obama, just look at the facts. Total Fake News!" The tweet was greeted with incredulit...
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How student choices replaced homeroom at Geneva HighFeb 27, 2018 10:00 pm - A lady recently reminiscing about her school days mentioned a former classmate, and another person in our group responded, "I had him in my homeroom in high school." I ...