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Light magicOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Like most of us, Colin Cranmer is a walking contradiction. He's equal parts organized and wildly creative. For example, when it comes to his art, which he calls "devic...
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Crash near Elburn injures threeOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Three people were injured Saturday in a nearly head-on crash between a pick-up truck and a semi-tractor trailer near Elburn. It appeared Annette M. Theobald, 47, of 46W6...
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Talks, walks with teen are really great giftsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Every so often my 15-year-old daughter takes me for a walk. Sometimes it's her idea. I get home from work or take a break from some weekend job and find she is standing ...
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Arrogance isn't good for science or religionOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - "Dark energy" makes up 74 percent of the universe, and scientists confess that after 10 years of study they don't have any idea what it is. This awareness has "shaken th...
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Classified ad inspires Marble WorksOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A blind classified advertisement set this South Elgin business's course for the next 18 years. It all started when Tom Wienckowski answered a newspaper ad to purchase mo...
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Passenger thrown from car in rollover accident on I-90Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A passenger thrown from a vehicle during a rollover accident on I-90 Saturday night survived with injuries described by police as non-life-threatening. The vehicle was h...
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Island Lake school zone to now get flashing lightsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Drivers approaching Matthews Middle School in Island Lake need a little more warning. That's what Wauconda Community Unit School District 118 officials say they've been ...
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No hike in water rates in Carpentersville until next yearOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - For Carpentersville residents expecting their water and sewer bills in the coming weeks, there's some good news. The village will revert back to the old rate for this cy...
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Whip-Purs claim crown at GenevaOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Hampshire (30-3) lost the first match of pool play to Geneva at the Kaneland Spikefest Saturday, but the Whip-Purs' girls volleyball team returned the favor when it matt...
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The surgeon who wouldn't say noOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Kathy Lazzarini knows the constant feeling of tension and dread that fills Laurie and Jeff Radtke as they fight to save their daughter's life. The Cary mom was also tol...