Maple Park
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Potholes, clocks, and phonographs made Elgin news in November 1908Nov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's a look at stories that made Elgin area headlines in November 1908: The clock tower of the Elgin National Watch Company was a community icon for decades, but befor...
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Fox Valley in 60 secondsNov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Easter Seals elects chairman Margaret Resce Milkint of Hinsdale has been elected chairman of the board of directors of Easter Seals DuPage and Fox Valley Region. Milkint...
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How you can helpNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - A list of area animal shelter and their specific needs Anderson Animal Shelter South Elgin, IL (847) 697-2880 andersonanimalshelter.org Blankets and towels ...
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Helping an Obamamaniac fulfill her dreamNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - It's 773.93 miles from my home to that of my brother who, as good fortune would have it, lives about one hour outside of Washington, D.C. It would take a bit more than 1...
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Constant craving for 'The Latest' shop to hit GenevaNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - You've seen the cartoon character float in the air, arms and feet flapping, with a huge smile on his face as the aroma of something near and dear to his heart has his no...
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Forces combine for Shop With A Cop programNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - This year, the Carpentersville Police Department will join forces with their comrades in East Dundee, West Dundee, Sleepy Hollow, and Gilberts to make Christmas a little...
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Rev. Jim Swarthout's essayNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The view from the river's edge is breathtaking. It is especially so during my daily morning prayer. We have found our home on the Fox River a place of rest and reflectio...
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Tough times put additional burden on animal sheltersNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - They don't know the Dow from a bowl of chow or a bailout from a bale of hay, but our animal friends are affected by the faltering economy just the same. In a time when ...
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Transportation wonks dish on Obama appointmentsNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - In between serious discussions about highways, barges, tolls, trains, planes and automobiles at Thursday's Lipinski Symposium on Transportation Policy at Northwestern Un...
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Tragedy hits close to home for Barrington Hills priestNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As a parish priest, Rev. Jim Swarthout is no stranger to death. But early Friday morning, it came to his doorstep when three Chicago teenagers died in the Fox River just...