Wilmette
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'Jeopardy's' Collins still busy after being dethronedJun 04, 2014 11:00 pm - Wilmette native Julia Collins's 20-game "Jeopardy" winning streak ended this week and she finished with $428,100 in prize money, making her the top female player in the ...
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Wilmette woman wins 20th victory on 'Jeopardy!'May 31, 2014 1:01 am - LOS ANGELES - Julia Collins can count another "Jeopardy!" victory and another milestone. The TV game show said Collins won her 20th game Friday, putting her alone in sec...
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Wilmette woman extends 'Jeopardy!' winning streakMay 29, 2014 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES — “Jeopardy!” champion Julia Collins is keeping her winning streak alive. The TV game show says Collins scored her 19th consecutive victory on Thursday's con...
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North Shore native looks for 19th 'Jeopardy!' winMay 28, 2014 1:00 am - Answer: She predicted in her eighth grade yearbook that she would someday be a “Jeopardy!” champion. Question: Who is Julia Collins? To be fair, anyone who watches cont...
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We're ruining freedom along with familiesMay 15, 2014 5:01 am - Another child is killed in Chicago, and people look for answers to this violence. People clamor for more laws. But we already have a law against killing. The gun used he...
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Book notes: Cantigny hosts Pulitzer winner David FinkelApr 26, 2014 5:45 am - • Author Dave Lubar reads from and signs copies of the latest edition of his award-winning “Weenies” young reader series, “Wipeout of the Wireless Weenies,” at 7 p.m. Mo...
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Quinn, Rauner release donation totalsApr 15, 2014 1:01 am - Gov. Pat Quinn and Republican challenger Bruce Rauner have filed their latest campaign reports with the state. Rauner on Tuesday announced he raised more than $9 million...
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Generations run Volo's Fish Lake, while generations have returnedMar 24, 2014 1:01 am - When you think of Fish Lake Beach Camping Resort in Volo, you don't often think of a score card. But you'll need one. Not for the visitors to the popular resort. It's fo...
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Grayslake man facing federal armed robbery chargesMar 21, 2014 1:01 am - A Grayslake man is facing federal armed robbery charges stemming from a string of holdups at retail stores across Lake County and northern Cook County last summer. Lero...
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From ER to digital photo booths, couple says 'cheese' at eventsFeb 24, 2014 12:01 am - After Fred Skeppstrom of Wilmette earned his medical technician license, he worked for about three years in the emergency room at Evanston Hospital. That's where he met ...