Jerry Turnquist
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OK, it's time for your Fox Valley transportation quizJan 17, 2009 10:00 pm - A regular - and often requested - feature during 13 years of this area history column has been an annual quiz. Today you will have the opportunity to test your knowledge...
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Elgin area headlines from January 1909Jan 03, 2009 10:00 pm - "I don't believe Elgin Mayor Arwin Price is really giving up drinking?" "It's about time the high school basketball coach is getting tough with players who smoke." "Th...
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Fox Valley residents share Christmas memoriesDec 25, 2008 10:00 pm - The sights, the sounds and even the smells of past holidays have left an indelible imprint on the minds of many. These include bobsleds towed by cars on country roads, ...
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Sunday movies the talk of Elgin in 1908Dec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - "Did you hear they might open the movie theaters on Sundays?" "I'm not sure a teacher can really tell a student's ability by the shape of their head." "Bringing back fo...
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Home-style cooking, slower pace highlight Elgin restaurantNov 29, 2008 10:00 pm - Kendall's Kountry Kitchen on Elgin's near west side is a restaurant that would probably fit better in the fictional town of Mayberry than in a bustling city the size of ...
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Potholes, clocks, and phonographs made Elgin news in November 1908Nov 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Here's a look at stories that made Elgin area headlines in November 1908: The clock tower of the Elgin National Watch Company was a community icon for decades, but befor...
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Elgin set to dedicate memorial parkNov 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin's $750,000 veterans' memorial park to be dedicated on Tuesday, Nov. 11 is by far the grandest attempt to honor all veterans from the city. But, by no means is it t...
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Elgin enjoyed World Series fever a century agoOct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - "Go, Cubs, go" was the spirit in the Elgin area a century ago as local fans cheered on the Chicago team in their quest for the baseball World Series. Two Elgin men said...
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Cemetery rich with settlers' historyOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Most people passing the Schroeder Cemetery on Route 72 west of Randall Road in Dundee Township have no idea the land is actually a cemetery. There are no signs, no heads...
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Little House on the Prairie - Kane County Prairie, that isOct 04, 2008 11:00 pm - As a lifelong fan of author Laura Ingalls Wilder, Barrington writer Patty Dowd Schmitz has long tried to learn everything she can about the famed author of the "Little H...