Amy Mack
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Taylor's family on pins, needles? Will there be surgery?Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - "What if he's decided he can't?" Laurie Radtke said. The fear overrode all else as she and Jeff Radtke arrived at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix with daugh...
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Taylor's trip a dream come trueOct 16, 2007 11:00 pm - No simple giggles would do on this day for this duo. Belly laughs burst like bubbles from Taylor and Blake Radtke as they wrapped up their behind-the-scenes, ...
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Taylor's smiles choke up dadOct 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SAN DIEGO -- Watching his daughter grin from ear to ear as she did the "Shamu Slam" at SeaWorld Monday was too much for the usually stoic Jeff Radtke. The Lake Zurich fi...
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A dream come true for Taylor RadtkeOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Donning her special khaki "official" zookeeper outfit, Taylor Radtke made a beeline Sunday for the San Diego Zoo. Worries of brain tumors and a dreaded visit to yet anot...
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Remember Floyd's? Owners are cookin' againOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Remember Floyd's? The longtime landmark Carpentersville restaurant was the site of many a function for residents throughout the region until its closure almost two years...
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Wish has Radtkes riding highOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - "Hey, Mom, we're popping a wheelie!" Taylor Radtke's little brother, Blake, 5, sure had that right. His whole family was popping wheelies Saturday as, for the first t...
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Taylor finds doctor to do the surgeryOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Toes and fingers crossed, Laurie Radtke had sat perched in her pajamas on the floor, watching the phone for the bulk of Friday. She'd been up all night, checking and re-...
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Local clown to return ... but not as KlutzoOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Klutzo may be dead, but Jerry Kautz is still a clown. And he even has his laugh back. In the wake of published reports about the woes triggered by another Klutzo the Clo...
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Algonquin's 'Klutzo' retires over name confusionOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Algonquin Village Clerk Jerry Kautz likes nothing better than to turn into Klutzo the Clown and make a child smile. To think another "Klutzo" used his clown identity to ...
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You've already done so much for little TaylorOct 11, 2007 11:00 pm - Like many of you, I've found it difficult to sleep the past couple of nights. I keep thinking about a little girl named Taylor and her family's incredible plight. And, l...