Hampshire
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Heritage, tradition proudly paradedSep 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Lazaro Contreras played the violin with five other members of Mariachi Tecalitlan while dressed in a festive cowboy outfit during West Chicago's Mexican Independence Day...
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Energy-filled Catholic movement growing in numbersSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - With his eyes closed and arms outstretched, Mauricio Mendoza is deep in prayer. The Elgin resident speaks softly in an unrecognizable language. His body shake...
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Hillary's high school pals rallySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - In the mid-'60s, they voted her Most Likely to Succeed. These days -- their hair a little grayer, the stakes a little higher but their faith in their high school classma...
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Campton Hills hosts community festivalSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Campton Hills is Kane County's newest municipality, and Saturday became home to the county's newest community festival. The inaugural Campton Hills Heritage Farm Fest ca...
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Payton fundraiser a real rushSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Steve Nusser grew up watching Walter Payton set the record for career rushing yards -- 16,726 -- during his days with the Chicago Bears. On Saturday, the 38-year-old Nus...
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Four-legged friends to be featured at Geneva librarySep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - There's lots more than books -- though books are great -- to be found at our Geneva Public Library. In fact, for two programs, our 4-footed friends take center stage. "R...
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Proposal to limit municipal primaries faces oppositionSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Provisions in an already controversial Senate bill sent to the governor's desk likely would reduce the number of municipal primary elections. "That particular provision...
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Liberians safe from forced return, for nowSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Joseph Dahnweih couldn't go back. Time had taught him that. With an ailing wife and little hope of work in a country where eight of 10 people are unemployed, Dahnweih kn...
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U-46, teachers agree on contractSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - After nearly 180 hours of negotiations, Elgin Area School District U-46 and its teachers have hammered out a tentative three-year deal, officials said Saturday. The prev...
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Treasury of handmade warmthSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The first time Joan Todd tried her hand at quilting, she made a pillow for a fundraiser at Elgin's First United Methodist Church. She was so pleased with the results tha...