John Starks
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Watch as our journalists recount the emotions of working on 9/11Sep 08, 2021 5:00 am - The events of Sept. 11, 2001, shocked the Daily Herald newsroom as they did the entire country. It was a day no one could predict and no one will forget. Daily Herald jo...
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Commit to help veterans, Illinois VA leader says at 9/11 remembrance at Wood Dale companySep 07, 2021 1:00 am - After a moment of silence in honor of the 9/11 anniversary, taps was played Tuesday in the lobby of AAR Corp. headquarters in Wood Dale, where veterans make up about 25%...
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Life goes on in the suburbs despite the pandemic and it's in our Week in Pictures photo gallery for August 28-September 3, 2021.Sep 06, 2021 1:00 am - Students gathered for high school football games and life goes on in the suburbs despite the pandemic and it's in our Week in Pictures photo gallery for August 28-Septem...
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Last day of Last Fling: Crowds line the curbs for Naperville Labor Day paradeSep 06, 2021 1:00 am - Crowds lined the curbs the entire stretch between Naperville North to Naperville Central high schools on Monday morning for the city's annual Labor Day Parade. More than...
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'There is always hope': Overdose Awareness Day speakers in Elgin say stigma has to endAug 31, 2021 5:05 am - Editor's note: this story has been changed to correct two mistakes: the spelling of Jennifer Flory's name and that she lost her daughter to a drug overdose. About 3...
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The new school year started in person in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for August 14-20, 2021.Aug 22, 2021 2:00 pm - The new school year started in person while festivals continued and the final Arlington Million ran in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for August 14-20, 2021. ...
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National Night Out events had a lot of people dancing in The Week in Pictures photo gallery for July 31-August 6, 2021.Aug 08, 2021 2:00 pm - National Night Out events had everyone dancing while high school bands prepared for the upcoming school year and people are still discussing the merits of wearing a mask...
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Suburban Skyview: Digging into a community garden in Arlington HeightsAug 08, 2021 5:30 am - A large portion of land on the north end of Frontier Park in Arlington Heights is the home for 36 equal plots, rented each summer to suburban gardeners. The plots borde...
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Saving the monarchy: How an Elk Grove Village man is working to help struggling butterfliesAug 03, 2021 5:30 am - Ned Bruns has built a butterfly playground with a purpose in his Elk Grove Village backyard. “The monarchs are in great decline,” Bruns said in explaining that purpose. ...
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It was a busy Week in Pictures for July 24-30, 2021.Aug 02, 2021 1:00 am - Everything from outdoor yoga to art fairs to rescued kittens to new fire stations to car shows to festivals to new police dogs to ice cream trucks to piano-playing cardi...