Elburn
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Patrick Botterman: Political groundbreaker, true friendMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Patrick Botterman was a born political strategist who broke barriers for Democrats in the Republican-dominated Northwest suburbs and launched the careers of state and fe...
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Small custom builder likes hands-on approachMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Jeff Samuels has discovered the secret to success as a custom builder in a good and bad real estate market: keep things small and manageable and don't own land. Samuels ...
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Mount Prospect senior credits God and good genes for brawnMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Back in the old days in Finland, Adolph Gustafson Boxstrom was known as the Arnold Schwarzenegger of his time. "My grandfather, Adolph, was a super, super strong man," s...
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Everyone's Irish for a day in East DundeeMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - 'Twas a grand day to be Irish in East Dundee Saturday, as residents lined River Street for a frigid but festive St. Patrick's Day parade. Sponsored by Rosie O'Hare's Pu...
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Great things to do during spring break right around hereMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Here in Geneva, kids have four more days of school until more than a week of freedom beckons. Believe me, they're ready for the break. But are the parents? Some people (...
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Quit stalling on Cook County reformsMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - It hardly comes as a surprise to see downstate Republicans waving foam fingers in the air and razzing Cook County for having reached the highest sales tax in the nation,...
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Invasive trees axed at Elgin's Fitchie CreekMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A two-week woodland restoration project began March 7 at Fitchie Creek Forest Preserve, near Bowes and Nesler roads in Elgin. Invasive buckthorn and honeysuckle will be ...
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Togas and trivia lend hand to literacy in Fox ValleyMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - What patron goddess of the Roman Empire shares her name with the 2008 Academy Award winner for best original screenplay? The answer is "Juno," and the question was one o...
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Percussion gets the spotlight at Elk Grove High School invitationalMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Percussion ensembles usually relegated to the back of a band or orchestra found themselves front and center Saturday at Elk Grove High School's second annual Choral Invi...
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Environmental lawyer says Metea site unsafeMar 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Even as Indian Prairie Unit District 204 moves toward breaking ground on the new Metea Valley High School site as soon as April 1, an environmental lawyer is vowing to s...