Port Barrington
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Editor extricates deer trapped near BarringtonFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - The thumps and scrapes woke me at 2 a.m., signaling wildlife mayhem of the bigger-than-a-mouse variety. Unwilling to face raccoon or squirrel invaders at that hour, I wa...
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'Leaving Iowa' a little shrillFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Never underestimate the power of nostalgia to make modest entertainment palatable. By way of proof, there's “Leaving Iowa,” Tim Clue and Spike Manton's well-intended bu...
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What's new on stageFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - • XIII Pocket presents the world premiere of “Dead Pile,” a new play by Laura Jacqmin about an undercover investigation at a dairy farm that looks at what we eat and how...
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Clubs: Get your Celtic music fix at BallydoyleFeb 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Ballydoyle Irish Pub and Restaurant, 5157 Main St., Downers Grove: Larkin Brothers (Irish/Celtic music), 10 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5. (630) 969-0600 or ballydoylepub.com. B...
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Happy days are gone againFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The Democrats, once the people’s party, coined a song of “Happy Days” on winning elections and after the passing of an income tax increase of 67 percent by the lame-duck...
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Illinois needs death penaltyFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Abolition of the death penalty in Illinois is not the answer. Some criminals need to die for their heinous crimes, and that is why the death penalty exists. It is the ju...
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Arts agendaFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Steel Beam Theatre has auditions for young actors ages 9 to 16 for a musical version of “Tom Sawyer” from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 9, at 111 W. Main St., St. Cha...
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Legal abortion = safe abortionFeb 03, 2011 12:00 am - The news of Kermit Gosnell’s reputed “house of horrors,” in the Jan. 19 Daily Herald horrifies pro-choice Americans. Not because of bad press, but because his is the vis...
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Our images: Digging out from blizzardFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - ...
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Government agencies spin wheels clearing roadsFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - State and local government agencies struggled Thursday to clear roadways in the wake of the midweek blizzard, with frigidly cold weather hindering efforts and minimizing...