Kendall County
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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...
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Measuring student success at WaubonseeFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - At every level of education, quantifying student success is a difficult task. With multifaceted missions and student goals, community colleges have a particularly compl...
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Suburban man charged in Ponzi schemeFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - A detention hearing will take place Thursday in Rockford for a suburban man accused by federal authorities of defrauding about 40 investors from Illinois and several oth...
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Former Bear to push for concussion prevention, educationFeb 21, 2011 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Former Chicago Bear and 1985 Super Bowl champion Kurt Becker will head to Springfield Wednesday to testify in favor of legislation promoting concussion edu...
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Illinois among leaders in total school districtsFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD — Illinois has among the most school districts in the country, but that would change drastically under Gov. Pat Quinn's proposal to eliminate roughly 600 dis...
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On the cheap: Chug over to Waucanda for HO open houseFeb 21, 2011 10:00 pm - Two exhibits on parade The Robert T. Wright Community Gallery of Art at the College of Lake County hosts a reception for two of its new exhibits — “Bihn Pho: Woodtu...