John Starks
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Moms, daughters compete in McHenry fair look-alike contestJul 31, 2014 1:01 am - Never was a mother's love for her daughter more evident than Thursday night at the McHenry County Fair when 20 mom/daughter teams crowded the Hansen Pavilion stage for t...
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Teen bands battle for prime gig at Algonquin Founders' DaysJul 27, 2014 1:01 am - Five teen bands from Chicago and the suburbs hoping for a chance to play at the Illinois State Fair took to the stage at Algonquin Founders' Days for the regional finals...
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72 try to stay afloat in Algonquin cardboard regattaJul 24, 2014 1:01 am - When it comes to building and racing a cardboard boat, they keep it simple in Algonquin. The annual Founders' Days Cardboard Boat Regatta started Thursday afternoon at ...
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Sherman Hospital's 126th anniversary honored with markerJul 08, 2014 5:30 am - Advocate Sherman Hospital dedicated a historical marker at its Center Street campus Monday evening in Elgin in celebration of the hospital's 126th anniversary. Remarks w...
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Junior sleuths hard at work at McHenry County CollegeJul 08, 2014 1:01 am - It wasn't a major criminal investigation like most of the fifth- and sixth-graders might have wanted. But the young students in the Introduction to Forensics and Biometi...
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Elgin mayor, chef, show kids joy of healthy eatingJul 03, 2014 1:01 am - Elgin Mayor David Kaptain and local chef Quincy Owens demonstrated how to eat healthy for several children at Thursday's Downtown Elgin Harvest Market. While hot dogs st...
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Elgin historian documents local soldiersJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Historian documents, honors Elgin's Civil War soldiers
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Crowds flock back to Lords Park Farm ZooJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - After closing five years ago because of budget constraints, the Lords Park Farm Zoo in Elgin is thriving again, with 3,400 visitors in the first three weeks since reopen...
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Gators, lizards and snakes visit St. Charles libraryJun 30, 2014 1:01 am - Dave DiNaso starts his energetic show by wrestling a 5-foot American Alligator with killer teeth from its box and carrying it through the rows of tiny, tender, pink hand...
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R Gang performs at Elgin's Concert in the Park seriesJun 24, 2014 1:01 am - Several hundred people spread out on the manicured lawn at Elgin's Wing Park Tuesday evening as rhythm and blues band R Gang performed as part of the Concert in the Park...