Maple Park
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Man gets 7 years in prison for stashing grenade launcher, ammunition in storage lockerJan 28, 2019 12:00 am - An Addison man has been sentenced to seven years in prison for keeping a stash of ammunition and weapons, including a grenade launcher, at an Elgin storage facility in 2...
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Enjoy 'Story Time' Feb. 13 at the Nature CenterJan 27, 2019 10:00 pm - Treat your preschooler to "Story Times at Creek Bend Nature Center." "Story Times" will be from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Creek Bend Nature Center within L...
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Why it's going to be so cold next weekJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - What exactly is the polar vortex and why is it here, bringing temperatures far below zero for the next few days? The polar vortex is a circulation pattern near the poles...
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Longtime volunteer in Aurora aims to 'speak love,' looks for good in peopleJan 26, 2019 12:00 am - Over the decades, Fannie Morrison has sifted through tens of thousands of pieces of donated clothing as a volunteer for Mutual Ground, a domestic violence shelter in Aur...
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Be a mentor for Kairos Torch Prison Ministry in St. CharlesJan 25, 2019 10:00 pm - Have you felt the calling to mentor a troubled youth in our area? The Kairos Torch Prison Ministry, which works in the Illinois Youth Center at St. Charles, is designed ...
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Elgin Literary Festival brings authors, readers togetherJan 25, 2019 5:00 am - Four years ago, Karly Kirkpatrick of Elgin created the Elgin Literary Festival as an alternative to Chicago writers' conferences. "I was a local writer and I was finding...
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Aurora police investigate third shooting in three daysJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - Aurora police are investigating the city's third shooting in three days, this time involving a 22-year-old man who was injured by flying glass Thursday morning near Cent...
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Sugar Grove sex offender sentenced to 181 years in prisonJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - A convicted sex offender from Sugar Grove who's already serving prison time for one crime has been sentenced to an additional 181 years behind bars. Noel F. Buhay, 51, o...
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Probation, fine for 2nd man in 7.5-pound marijuana bust in ElginJan 25, 2019 12:00 am - A 19-year-old has been sentenced to two years of probation and jail time after pleading guilty last week to accepting a package in Elgin that contained 7.5 pounds of mar...
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See 'The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane' Jan. 31-Feb. 2Jan 24, 2019 10:00 pm - Batavia High School Productions presents "The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane" on Thursday, Jan. 31, to Saturday, Feb. 2, in the Black Box Theatre at the Batavia Fin...