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10 stories you may have missed this weekendJul 06, 2015 5:00 am - 1. A conservative activist and liberal newspaper columnist meet in a pancake house ... the resulting chat is surprisingly sweet, and not just because of the saltwater ta...
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Woman sues brother-in-law over son's tractor death near GenevaJul 06, 2015 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to clarify the farm where the accident took place. A Rockford woman is suing her brother-in-law over a fatal tractor acci...
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25th annual Pontiac car show comes to St. Charles Aug. 8-9Jul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Each year, the Cruisin' Tigers GTO Club, one of the largest all Pontiac car clubs in the country, hosts a classic car show, called the Indian Uprising All Pontiac Weeken...
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Search for artifacts at Garfield Farm Museum digJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Garfield Farm Museum in Campton Hills is looking for volunteers to help with archaeological research in July and August. Hours are 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Su...
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Sedgebrook resident rediscovers love of drawingJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Sedgebrook resident artist Al Brandwein learned how to draw at an early age from his father, using his shirt cardboards. At about the age of 11, he used butcher paper an...
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Longtime Special Olympian named Duck Ambassador for Windy City Rubber Ducky DerbyJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Special Olympics Illinois is gearing up for the 10th annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby on Aug. 6, when thousands of spectators watch 60,000 rubber ducks splash into t...
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Kane County Cougars on 10-game winning streakJul 05, 2015 6:01 pm - CLINTON, Iowa - Sunday's contest was not as close as the last nine games for the Kane County Cougars (10-1, 46-33), but the score ended in similar fashion as the Cougars...
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Former Geneva doctor seeks different counselJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - A former Geneva doctor accused of a 2012 sex assault and a sophisticated marijuana growing operation at his home is in search of a new attorney. The attorneys for Mark G...
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How the Pledge of Allegiance has changed since 1892Jul 04, 2015 1:00 am - The Pledge of Allegiance is as much a part of American tradition as July Fourth fireworks, parades and barbecues. Congress opens sessions by reciting the pledge and sev...
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Exercise, patriotism and a good cause in St. Charles 'Freedom' runJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - When soon-to-be St. Charles East High School senior Michael Gerkin rounded the last turn in the LeRoy Oaks Forest Preserve Saturday morning to be the first finisher in t...