Kendall County
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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...
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How to help the people of HaitiMar 20, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ Sponsor water filters through FilterPure. The filters cost $35 each but donations of any amount are welcome. www.filterpurefilters.org. Ÿ Sponsor a child or donate to ...
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'A beautiful place, because of the people'Mar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - JACMEL, HAITI — Sofie Martin has always wanted to do mission work. A 20-year-old college student from Barrington, Martin got her chance through Lutheran Church Charities...
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Haitian work helps suburban teen find pathMar 19, 2011 11:00 pm - PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI — He stands on a piece of concrete rubble in front of what was Port-au-Prince's university school. It is a solemn place. What was once a concrete w...
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Senators: Give Adler Planetarium a shuttleMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - Illinois' two senators are asking NASA to send one of its retired space shuttles to Adler Planetarium in Chicago. Sens. Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin sent a letter to Gen. C...
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High court to take up Deerfield drinking party caseMar 18, 2011 12:00 am - SPRINGFIELD — The Illinois Supreme Court is set to hear oral arguments next week in the case of a Lake County underage drinking party that resulted in the deaths of two ...