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Remembering the blizzard of '67 in ElginJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - Can you believe how that snowstorm paralyzed the area? What do you think about that plan for registering people from Germany, Italy, and Japan? Did you hear some Elgin f...
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Batavia students write, perform new version of 'Robin Hood'Jan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - What happens when a magic spell changes a classic story into a zany, crazy comedy? That magic spell gives the legend of Robin Hood and his merry band of men a new twist...
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Community colleges provide lifelong learningJan 23, 2017 10:00 pm - Albert Einstein said that intellectual growth should start at birth and cease only at death. Community colleges share this vision and lifelong learning is part of our c...
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Lester: Veteran diplomat was inspired by suburban iconoclast momJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - Long before he filled his passport with stamps from other countries or dreamed of zooming through a special customs line, Jonathan Moore watched his mother Betty Ann Moo...
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In Transit: Concrete I-90 barrier cuts access for first-respondersJan 23, 2017 4:30 am - The rebuilt Jane Addams Tollway (I-90) brought spanking new lanes, modernized interchanges and an unwelcome surprise for Schaumburg firefighters — a longer response time...
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In today's one-sport world, Geneva's Loberg a breath of fresh airJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - It was just your typical 3-day weekend for Geneva's Grace Loberg. Less than 24 hours after helping lead the Vikings' girls basketball team to a 65-36 Upstate Eight Confe...
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Somers to Trinity, Hamann to hall of fameJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - A national champion volleyball player is headed to play for the Trinity International University women's volleyball team next fall. Katelyn Somers, who set the Harper wo...
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Rozner: Chicago Cubs' Ross has big future as managerJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - For a front office that spent so much of its intellectual treasure on analytics en route to that historic World Series title, one thing the Cubs could never quite quanti...
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Puzder's pro-worker agenda will be good for AmericaJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - While incoming President Donald Trump was being inaugurated last week, his cabinet nominees were undergoing a second week of grueling confirmation hearings. Proponents h...
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Barbian, Hucker keep Augustana on winning trackJan 23, 2017 12:00 am - Augustana's track and field team got its indoor season under way by winning the Sol Butler Invitational in Dubuque, Iowa, with two local athletes making contributions. T...