John Starks
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A little old-fashioned fun in St. CharlesFeb 15, 2015 12:00 am - Sunday's Fireside Fun event at the Durant House Museum showed that history has no age limit. In one room of the preserved 1843 farmhouse museum in the LeRoy Oakes Forest...
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Bed frame saves couple after car crashes into S. Elgin homeFeb 08, 2015 12:00 am - A refrigerator, wooden dresser and sturdy bed frame were all that separated Carlo Panzarino and his wife, Mary Ann, from the two tons of speeding metal that came crashin...
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Oh, no! Woodstock Willie sees his shadowFeb 02, 2015 12:00 am - Awakened by a polka band, Woodstock Willie emerged from his tree trunk home this morning and ... we are in for six more weeks of winter. The early-morning event drew a ...
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Winds force early end to Norge ski-jumping competitionJan 24, 2015 12:01 am - Weather conditions have never forced the cancellation of the Norge Ski Tournament in the event's 110-year history, but Sunday came close. Organizers were forced to cut t...
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Economic thaw here means good things for CanadaJan 11, 2015 12:01 am - Visitors and exhibitors say they saw signs of a recovering economy Sunday in a room sprinkled with mounted, stuffed fish. The All-Canada Show at Pheasant Run in St. Char...
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Moving Picture: Fox River canoeist finds joy in winter paddlingJan 10, 2015 4:30 am - He looks forward to 'ice crystal season'
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Musician keeps audience of kids jumpingDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - About 50 tiny toes were tapping Monday inside a meeting room at the St. Charles Public Library. In fact, they were jumping and dancing as a couple dozen preschoolers san...
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Train fans young and old check out Sun City holiday displayDec 28, 2014 12:01 am - Crowds filled the Sun City Huntley Prairie Lodge on Sunday for their last chance to view this year's model train holiday display hosted by Sun City residents and train e...
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Last-minute suburban shoppers finding it's a breezeDec 24, 2014 12:01 am - Shoppers found plenty of parking spots and no long lines at the checkouts Wednesday as they whittled down their lists on the last day before Christmas. "It's been awesom...
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Wheaton bell choir helps ring in the holidaysDec 14, 2014 12:01 am - Anyone with kids recognized the Christmas tune being played Sunday by the St. Matthew United Church of Christ Bell Choir in Wheaton. "Hallelujah," released 30 years ago ...