Elgin
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The first everSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The photographs of 85 past commanders of American Legion Post 57 in Elgin show mostly white, older, bespectacled males. Current Commander Rose Martinez is none of those...
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Construction worth waiting forSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Street in North Aurora looks a lot like the rest of Kane County during what seems to be an endless construction season. Both sides of the road are littered with grav...
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Lifting one athlete's dreamsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunday spotlight A long look at local newsmakers Twenty-one-year-old Dustin Dickens of Elburn holds three impressive personal bests in powerlifting. He can dead lift 25...
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More than just your average copy catsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The guest performers at the Geneva Public Library Saturday ended their acrobatic show with music: Pinky strummed the guitar, Nue banged on the piano and Dakota hit the d...
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Sometimes cats need a nudge from you to get their exerciseSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Do you have a pile of cat toys your feline simply ignores? Perhaps, your company is the missing ingredient. Even in a multi-feline household where animals have each ot...
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North Stars recover from fall to finish 5th at Palatine inviteSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Palatine Invitational has seen its share of memorable meets, but oddly enough the host Pirates have not been a part of that history. But on a sunny fall morning at D...
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Couple lives by motto: volunteer doing what you loveSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - For more than 20 years, Ben and Teresa Scola have spent part of their summer vacation at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture. The Arlington Heights husban...
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New station so close, yet so farSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora police aren't yet counting down the days until they move into their new building. But they think about it every day. Though the new police complex won't be finish...
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Dundee-Crown snares crown at Harlem InviteSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - By going a perfect 5-0 at the Harlem Invitational, Dundee-Crown's girls volleyball team came home with championship honors Saturday. The Chargers (13-4) defeated Walter ...
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For the love of alpacasSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Alpacas changed Susan Neri-Waldron's art. Now she paints with roving or fleece from her livestock rather than oil or pastels. In fact, alpacas changed her life and...