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Sustaining, reclaiming pieces of ElginSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Sustainability is the underlying topic for the fourth annual Prairie Fest from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church in Elgin. The motto of sust...
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Homecoming memories last well after high schoolSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week, Jacobs High School had its homecoming celebration. The rest of the high schools in District 300, as well as Huntley High School, are busy gearing up for the ...
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Coming out ahead of the competitionSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - As an 18-year-old right out of high school in 1978, Gary Koehring was just crazy enough to race his car around Sycamore Speedway in the Spectator Class, which is as famo...
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Winning war by winning hearts
Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- Six Humvees rolled into one of the poor neighborhoods that share Baghdad's northern fringe with groves of date palms, and school teacher Mustafa Hassan climbe...
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Iowan wins Wrigley chance of a lifetimeSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - For 81-year-old Elinore Triner of Palatine, not winning the Ultimate 7th Inning Stretch Competition had its advantages. "I can yell now!" the elated Cubs fan said ...
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'Ladies Detective Agency' writer to visit Raue CenterSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake has announced that author Alexander McCall Smith will launch its new lecture series at 2 p.m. Sept. 30. Smith has written more t...
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Elgin seniors get free car checkupsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - When Marilyn Werner's sick brother was staying with her in her mobile retirement home in Elgin, Senior Services Associates would stop by to check on him and make sure he...
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Is your number on no-call list?
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Christian right on the edge
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Waukegan motorcyclist in critical conditionSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A 43-year-old Waukegan motorcyclist is in critical condition after a crash near Island Lake Saturday. William Kucera was riding a 2005 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on...