Elena Ferrarin
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No parade in Wheaton? Go to Glen EllynJul 04, 2012 6:19 pm - James Harris and his family usually attend the Fourth of July parade in their hometown of Wheaton, but on Wednesday they decided to bike to Glen Ellyn after the Wheaton ...
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Kane Coroner Chuck West dies after liver transplantJul 04, 2012 4:21 pm - Kane County Coroner Chuck West died early Wednesday from complications from a liver transplant, family members said. West, 69, of Elgin, died shortly after midnight on J...
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Long-timers, newbies find meaning in Elgin paradeJul 04, 2012 4:00 pm - Bryan McMhan has never missed Elgin's Fourth of July parade in the more than two decades he's lived there. This year, he learned something new, thanks to an American Leg...
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McHenry County sets nonunion raisesJul 03, 2012 4:14 pm - The McHenry County Board voted to grant a 2.5-percent merit-based raise to nonunion workers with the assurance that the county could afford that without raising the prop...
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McHenry County woman teaches self-defense to sex-trafficking victimsJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Two years ago, Belle Staurowsky hopped on a plane to India armed with just a Hindi dictionary and a mountain of good intentions. Her mission? To make a difference — a t...
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Few in suburbs cast absentee ballots for Mexican presidentJun 30, 2012 11:00 pm - When Mexican novelist Carlos Fuentes died in May, Blanca Trejo watched an interview during which he talked about the Mexican presidential election, and his words sparked...
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Brunwick Zone in Algonquin closesJun 30, 2012 3:00 pm - One of the two Brunswick Zone bowling alleys in Algonquin has closed. The location at 2075 Algonquin Road closed sometime in May after being open for at least 30 years, ...
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Former Elgin boy killed in ColoradoJun 30, 2012 11:22 am - A 14-year-old boy who just moved from Elgin to Colorado died Friday afternoon when a car jumped a curb, hitting him and a friend, his mother said Saturday. Robbie Fehlma...
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A whole lot of muddy fun at Grayslake 5KJun 30, 2012 7:00 am - Wet and covered in mud, Amanda McPartlin of Chicago raised both arms in victory as the crowd hooted and cheered the first finisher of the day for the Dirty Girl Mud Run ...
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7 roundabouts planned in McHenry CountyJun 29, 2012 8:00 pm - Drivers in McHenry County soon will have to get used to navigating the first roundabouts planned there by county and state transportation officials. The McHenry County ...