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At Wauconda, there's plenty of Fight in No. 4Sep 23, 2016 1:00 am - If the curveball that life suddenly dealt him means he's behind in the count, Pierson Gibis has yet to flinch. He remains focused on his at-bat, the one he's thought lon...
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Reel life: Elgin shows its shortsSep 22, 2016 6:00 am - The 8th annual Elgin Short Film Festival rolls into the Hemmens Cultural Center, 45 Symphony Way, Elgin, with six finalists being shown, starting at 7 p.m. on Saturday, ...
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Meet the water strider — an insect that walks on waterSep 22, 2016 6:00 am - Look in any creek on a warm sunny day, and you're likely to see little spider-like creatures scooting on top of the water. These are water striders — not spiders — and t...
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Lester: Granddaughter helps carry concentration camp survivor's messageSep 22, 2016 5:30 am - Steen Metz remembers being arrested by Nazis at age 8 and spending three days with other Danish Jews in a crowded cattle car bound for the Theresienstadt Concentration C...
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Constable: Fan's boyhood treasures go to Mr. CubSep 22, 2016 5:30 am - "The waiting," as Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers told us long ago, "is the hardest part." That's why fans of a franchise that has been waiting for another World Series ...
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Clash of cultures fuels fearSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - This last weekend - the early-autumn days spanning from Sept. 16 to 19 - marks in almost perfect miniature the potential horrors of cultural hatred let loose across the ...
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Pechauer, Gordy still going strong at AntiochSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - There's not a single teacher left. Not one. Or a single administrator. Or a support staffer, custodian or bus driver. Del Pechauer and Mike Gordy have outlasted them all...
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Voters must demand election reformSep 22, 2016 1:00 am - The recent decision by the Illinois Supreme Court to disqualify a ballot referendum to allow citizens to vote up or down a proposal for legislative redistricting demonst...
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Imrem: Reviving fond memories of 'The Sandlot'Sep 21, 2016 5:01 pm - "The Sandlot" is one of the Top 10 favorite films of all time. Strange choice, right? "The Sandlot" didn't win a best-movie Oscar, wasn't a box-office blockbuster and di...
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Jackson: Classic fishing lures beat the flavor of the monthSep 21, 2016 10:05 am - My wife and three daughters are always keeping me abreast of the flavor of the month in neighborhood ice cream shops. I'm relegated to the sugar-free or no-sugar-added s...