Algonquin
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The King reigns at Scarecrow FestOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Forget the straw-stuffed figures dressed in simple overalls and hats. This year, 156 creative scarecrow entries crowded into Lincoln Park for this weekend's St. Charles ...
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Having fun with Elgin's historyOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Anyone who says history is boring sure didn't attend Sunday's Elgin Youth History Fair. In one corner of the Lords Park Pavilion, children learned lessons in a one-room ...
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Dist. 300 school plan may shift eastOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 has one more school to build with 2006 referendum money -- and some officials are considering putting that school on the east side. The conce...
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Pat Metheny's guitar riffs to jazz up ECC stageOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - The Pat Metheny Trio will heat up the Elgin Community College Arts Center's Blizzard Theatre on Saturday when the Grammy Award-winning jazz guitarist takes the stage, wi...
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From the 'brick' to the RazrOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - They changed the world -- in about 13 weeks. About 35 years ago, a team of Motorola Inc. engineers and others created the first portable cell phone called the DynaTAC. I...
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Runner died from heart problems not heat at marathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed Monday. Chad...
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Light at the end of the tunnel on Rt. 31 workOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - How are your teeth holding up, Route 31 commuters? Any motorist, like West Dundee's Ron Dvorkin, who has journeyed along Route 31 anywhere near the Northwest Tollway and...
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Saints power past South ElginOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Teams have run effectively against South Elgin's defense this season, but St. Charles East took a different tack to earn a 38-19 Upstate Eight victory at Millennium Fiel...
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She won't let gangs beat herOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Hollie Kissane Occupation: Kane County Board member Age: 45 Hometown: Carpentersville Political affiliation: Democrat Family: Married to Ralph Kissane for 15 years; two ...
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EA's Wadington advances to Class A state golf meetOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Academy's Turner Wadington earned a second consecutive bid to the Class A state boys golf tournament after shooting a 77 at the par-72 Elliot Golf Course Saturday ...