Kendall County
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Onstage around the Chicago areaFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - • A former actress, a pouty 16-year-old, a hippie and a divorced carpenter enroll in an acting class. No, it's not the set up of a joke, it's the premise of “Circle Mirr...
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Foster dad steps up to help homeless Conant studentFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Life up to now has been “kinda everything,” says Anthony “Richie” Lemus, a homeless 18-year-old who just shrugs when asked where he grew up. There was the trailer park i...
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Third defendant in Schaumburg home invasion sentencedFeb 24, 2011 11:00 pm - The last of three men charged with a Schaumburg home invasion in January 2010, pleaded guilty to the charges Friday. Cook County Circuit Court Judge Kay Hanlon sentenced...
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Debunking the top myths about our suburbsFeb 24, 2011 5:00 am - Bigger, less expensive housing options, shorter commute times, urban amenities drive shift toward suburbia
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Experts say “small ball” is game plan for suburban real estate, constructionFeb 23, 2011 11:00 pm - In the big game of suburban commercial real estate and construction, the strategy for 2011 is still “small ball,” according to local experts. “We’re not seeing many home...
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Losing Oscar nominees to get their own sweet rewardsFeb 23, 2011 10:00 pm - If frontrunner Colin Firth doesn't win the Best Actor Oscar Sunday night, “The King's Speech” star can console himself on Monday with gourmet cookies baked in Wheeling a...
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What suburban mayors want from Rahm EmanuelFeb 23, 2011 12:00 am - Now that Chicago has its first new mayor in 22 years, many suburban mayors believe the key to success for Rahm Emanuel is to emulate the relationship Mayor Richard M. Da...
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Bulb ban alters Easy-Bake recipeFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Just as suburbanites once mourned the demise of the trusty 7-gallon-flush toilet and cheap, leaded gasoline, our nation's latest environmental advancement is forcing a m...
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Former Bear raises concussion awarenessFeb 22, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Concussion education and prevention has come a long way since Kurt Becker was a player on the Super Bowl champion Chicago Bears in 1986. Becker, a former o...
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Area congressman in New Zealand when quake hitFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON — Just two hours before a deadly earthquake hit Christchurch, New Zealand, U.S. Rep. Don Manzullo and seven other congressmen left the city, where he was lead...