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Audrey Sim of Algonquin has been marking off items from her so-called bucket list. Learning to play the piano, check. Play with brother on PlayStation 3, check. Visit Japan and have lunch with geishas, sing karaoche and ride the Bullit train, check....
Updated: Mar 04, 2013 at 07:55 AM
Karen Castillo, 37, Carpentersville
Starting weight: 206
Current weight: 199
Weight lost this week: 5 pounds
Total weight loss: 7 pounds, 3.3 percent
Marianne Costales-Roman, 37, Carol Stream
Starting weight: 222
Current weight: 207
Weight...
Published: Mar 04, 2013 at 06:00 AM
Despite last year’s announcement that Wal-Mart would withdraw from East Dundee and build new in Carpentersville, this tiny town remains a community on the go. And steps have been made over the past four years to dull the pain of the Wal-Mart loss. V...
Updated: Mar 04, 2013 at 05:52 PM
The Fittest Loser contestants are vying for the big prize — being named 2013 Fittest Loser. It's a competition and there will be only one “winner.” But at Push Fitness every Saturday, it's hard to tell the six contestants are competing against one a...
Updated: Mar 07, 2013 at 06:20 AM
SPRINGFIELD — Almost 10 years ago, Mike Baker and his family moved from Carpentersville to Schaumburg because he thought services offered at the local schools would benefit his son Bryan, who has autism.
Baker says he’s glad he and his wife made the...
Updated: Mar 05, 2013 at 11:18 AM
Questions for same-sex marriage foe
I have some questions/comments about Michael J. Smith’s Fence Post of Feb. 21, “Same-sex marriage bad for society.” You indicate that the purpose of marriage is to provide a stable family structure for childr...
Updated: Mar 03, 2013 at 04:40 AM
A fire that broke out Friday afternoon in a single-family home in Carpentersville was contained to a second-floor bedroom, authorities said.
The fire started about 2:20 p.m. at 1503 Plymouth Circle and was out about 10 minutes after fire fighting cr...
Updated: Mar 02, 2013 at 09:55 AM
Elgin
Ÿ Police responded to a call at about 3 a.m. Sunday on Stewart Avenue about a report of shots fired, and were told about a fight on Algonquin Drive. Officers found 10 spent shell casings in the driveway and street in front of a residence ...
Updated: Mar 01, 2013 at 04:36 PM
When Yvette Argueta, 21, sat down for a presentation on philanthropy, she didn’t know exactly what she would be learning. The Elgin Community College student from Carpentersville was shocked to find out she is, in fact, a philanthropist.
As a membe...
Updated: Mar 01, 2013 at 07:03 AM
Elgin plans to hire a Chicago-based urban planning consultant to update its eight-year old comprehensive plan in a process that will include Spanish-speaking residents.
The city council’s committee of the whole recommended in a 5-1 vote on Wednesday...
Updated: Mar 03, 2013 at 08:17 AM