Northfield
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Warm weather brings earlier, not more, insectsMar 19, 2012 1:04 pm - You probably have been bothered by more than the usual number of pesky insects in the past week, given it’s still only mid-March. But the good news is that it doesn’t me...
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Elgin man guilty in stabbing over cellphoneMar 19, 2012 9:40 am - A Kane County jury has convicted an Elgin man on various charges in the stabbing of a man over his cellphone and drug debt last November, officials said. Marcellus D. Th...
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Family business falters, then recovers with SBDC helpMar 19, 2012 7:00 am - Family businesses can get especially dicey when the brother who runs the business — say Marchese and Sons Inc., a land surveyor in Roselle — lays off staff. “I laid off ...
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Campaign tactic just increases racismMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - It was very disturbing to receive an email with a link to President Obama on YouTube announcing a website for African-Americans for Obama. Anyone of another ethnicity wo...
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Contraception issue masks Obama’s faultsMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - An ad hoc Democratic committee was formed just to invite Sandra Fluke to testify about the narrow issue of contraception and not the broad issue of the federal governmen...
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Accept Obama’s apology on Quran burningMar 19, 2012 6:22 am - The incident of five American soldiers burning the Holy Quran in Afghanistan was deplorable, but still does not justify killing of U.S. soldiers. As a Muslim-American wh...
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TalentFest features high school performers at HemmensMar 19, 2012 6:00 am - Will Elgin High School retain the title of the most talented high school in Elgin Area School District U-46? Or will one of the four other high schools steal the trophy ...
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Award-winning Harper speech team part of Comedy Night on WednesdayMar 19, 2012 6:00 am - The Harper College Speech and Debate Team has added another notch to its state championship belt. The squad nabbed the top spot among community colleges at the recent Il...
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Dawn Patrol: Romney in the 'burbs, heat waveMar 19, 2012 5:30 am - Breaking news: Heavy flames and smoke destroyed two auto body shops in North Chicago late Sunday evening. The fire ignited at 10th and Sheridan, but no one was inju...
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Higher standards for MPG will pay offMar 19, 2012 5:00 am - If you are fuming about having to shell out your hard-earned cash for Memorial Day gas prices in March, you are not alone. The hard truth: Prices at the pump are not get...