Algonquin
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Moms Together group gives women needed fellowshipJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - On a recent January morning, young mothers with bundled infants and toddlers in tow filed into the spacious, light-brick building on Keslinger Road that is the west camp...
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Donations sought for group homeJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A Geneva group home will be named Bethany House after the late Bethany Heidorn, an announcement that brought tears to the eyes of family members Saturday. "You took me b...
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Keeping score in a what's been a spirited primary season so farJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Do you give two hoots who endorses whom in an election? I guarantee the candidates do. It's been a who's who of high-powered elected officials taking sides in the battl...
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Generosity helps woman out of Catch-22Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Sherry May has found a way out of her Catch-22, thanks to an outpouring of suburban generosity. May, an Elgin resident who runs not-for-profit Go With Books, recently so...
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New Era Canning expands recallJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Botulism concerns have spurred New Era Canning Co. to expand its previous product recall to all canned beans and garbanzo beans distributed nationwide by the company in ...
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Bone marrow drive looks to even long odds for minoritiesJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The clock is ticking for Filipe Aguilera. The 2-year-old is afflicted with Fanconi anemia, an inherited blood disease that leads to bone marrow failure. Filipe's only h...
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Brookfield Zoo giraffe dies Saturday in freak accidentJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular giraffe at Brookfield Zoo died in a freak accident that has "devastated" staff, officials said Saturday. Dusti, an 11-year-old male, was found tangled in a rop...
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Pair of Algonquin brothers have ice running through their veinsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Putting her son on the ice was a non-negotiable proposition for this Algonquin mom. It didn't matter how loudly Rockne Brubaker yelled and cried. Monica Brubaker had pai...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Elgin teacher still hospitalizedJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Elgin High School teacher was listed in stable condition Saturday at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago after being stabbed by a male 16-year-old st...