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Elgin housing nonprofit joins similar Chicago groupSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - First-time home buyers, rehabbers and neighborhoods in Elgin will receive a boost in the coming months, thanks to a new partnership between several local nonprofits. The...
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Naperville church packs meals for SudanSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Everybody in the Naperville church gymnasium Saturday morning had a mission. For some it was sweeping up grains of rice. Others meticulously measured out scoops of veget...
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Wauconda celebrates its agricultural rootsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Caden Cowles celebrated his second birthday Saturday playing with a model train, seeing a border collie herd sheep and discovering tractors. It was all part of the Farm ...
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Shot four times, man thanks God for second chance to help othersSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Six years ago, while Americans were mourning the Sept. 11 attacks, Tom Wright was recovering from his own encounter with terrorism. Wright is the chief operating officer...
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Day of Play encourages kids to turn off the TVSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - On Saturday, the popular children's cable channel Nickelodeon, along with the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association and the Dundee Township Park District, will call ...
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Healthy living is a legitimate issue in marriageSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The wife in front of me was as angry as any I'd seen in awhile. Her husband sat across from her, sullen and defiant. "You're cheating me!" She finally exclaimed in exasp...
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'Cheers' star impressed with Elgin companySep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Where's Norm? Don't ask. This was, in essence the warning that came from Rico Young, production coordinator for "John Ratzenberger's Made in America." As you know, Ratze...
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Is St. Viator passing the drug test?Sep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Four months after announcing its controversial decision to drug test every student with a sample of hair, reality has hit at St. Viator High School. And for some student...
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Des Plaines wants flood insurance discountsSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Adding a pumping station and buying sandbagging machines should translate into a discount on flood insurance for residents along the Des Plaines River, Des Plaines Mayor...
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Gunn makes it workSep 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Oh, for the love of a good-fitting pair of jeans. And one that, um, diminishes any unpleasant assets in the posterior region. That's all Amy Kalas wanted Saturday. Littl...