Kendall County
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Palatine brothers fight deportationMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Sunday's family dinner celebrating Rafael Robles' 20th birthday was modest, but much better than last year. That's when the Palatine man and his older brother, Carlos, w...
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Transportation expert, former Pace chief, diesMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - Colleagues of former Pace leader Joe DiJohn remembered him following his death Saturday as an expert on complicated transportation issues who also had a sense of fun. Di...
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Keep baby facing rear in car seat longer: AAPMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - The best way to keep your baby safe in the car is two years in a rear-facing child seat, pediatricians advise. Updating previous guidelines, the Elk Grove Village-based ...
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Haiti, through a visitor's eyesMar 21, 2011 12:00 am - PORT-AU-PRINCE — No one can prepare you for what you are about to see, although I was told I would be walking straight into hell. Then you get your first look at post-ea...
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How to help the people of HaitiMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - ŸSponsor a child or donate to Friends of the Children of Haiti, fotcoh.org. ŸSponsor water filters through FilterPure. The filters cost $35 each, but donations of any a...
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Palatine attorney wants to do away with offensive words in Illinois lawMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — Every time Palatine-based attorney Kerry Lavelle hears words offensive to the disabled, his ears perk up. And not in a good way. Lavelle’s sister, Shannon,...
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Why your toddler shouldn’t be drivingMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - So I’m in my living room singing and waving a toy like an idiot trying to convince my 2-month-old daughter that tummy time is not torture, when I hear a noise. Actually ...
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Elk Grove woman works to bring Haiti clean waterMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - First of two parts. JACMEL, HAITI #8212; The Caribbean sun rises. The island of Haiti awakens. The rays highlight the Haitians' faces as they walk down a red-dirt...
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Four "parents" care for Haiti survivorMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Second of two parts. CYVADIER, Haiti — The round-faced toddler plays and smiles as four adults shower him with attention and kisses. It's as if the 3-year-old has t...
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Seeing it in personMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Mark Welsh, senior staff photographer: Photographers first on the scene of the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti captured images that set a worldwide humanitarian effor...