Local
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How the Dundees are shaping their parts of the Fox RiverAug 14, 2013 6:03 am - East Dundee and West Dundee have embarked on a few projects to enhance their use of the Fox River. But while West Dundee leaders want to maintain what’s already been don...
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Small town and proud of it: Elburn DaysAug 13, 2013 3:18 pm - Mud volleyball? Livestock judging? This isn’t your average festival
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Finance issue causing a wedge between relativesAug 13, 2013 1:51 pm - Q. My husband’s brother “Patrick” and Patrick’s wife “Dana” run a well-known blog in a very niche industry. Often, they will make comments about how our jobs are “not en...
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Keep an open mind after hearing one person’s take on anotherAug 13, 2013 1:50 pm - Q. From what my daughter’s boyfriend has told me of his childhood, his mom sounds cold, unloving, even borderline abusive. He’s quick to reassure me that she’s changed s...
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Take a Stand for Turning Point begins FridayAug 13, 2013 1:31 pm - Turning Point hosts the 8th Annual Take a Stand for Turning Point along with Star 105.5 personalities who will be broadcasting live from the parking lot at Sam’s Club, 5...
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Trying to teach a life lesson secondhand rarely worksAug 13, 2013 12:00 pm - Q. My 18-year-old son recently began his first relationship with a 20-year-old girl. They’ve been attending community college together and started as friends. He still s...
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South Elgin festival reaches out to special needs familiesAug 12, 2013 3:02 pm - Years ago, when organizers with South Elgin RiverFest Express decided for the first time that they wanted to offer a special night with free rides and food for kids with...
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Arboretum scientist honored for work with urban soilsAug 12, 2013 12:55 pm - An urban soil scientist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Bryant Scharenbroch, is this year’s recipient of the International Society of Arboriculture’s Early Career Scie...
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Grant to help Elmhurst College expand science centerAug 12, 2013 12:51 pm - Elmhurst College has received $1.5 million in state grants to help finance the renovation and expansion of the Arthur J. Schaible Science Center. The grant money is ...
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Skeleton is the scaffolding that supports the human bodyAug 12, 2013 12:33 pm - You wanted to know “Is it possible to be born without all the bones in your body?” asked students in Nancy Sullivan’s sixth-grade class at Frederick Nerge Elementary Sch...