Kimberly Pohl
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Suburban parents finding ways to sneak in exerciseFeb 24, 2013 5:00 am - More and more parents are getting savvy when it comes to sneaking more nutritious food into their child's diet. Adding pureed veggies to sauces, swapping out oil with un...
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GOP primary key in shaping fractured Palatine Township boardFeb 23, 2013 12:00 pm - Between disagreements over salaries, road district budgets and seemingly simple policies, Palatine Township officials don't often reach a consensus. Tuesday's Republican...
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Firefighter writes book about fatal fire that shaped his lifeFeb 22, 2013 9:52 pm - Elgin firefighter John Tobin thought writing about the tragic fire that shaped his life would prove therapeutic. The West Dundee man plans to retire this year and figure...
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Palatine firefighters' 1973 deaths still felt todayFeb 22, 2013 4:30 am - Once the burning Ben Franklin five-and-dime store in downtown Palatine began to breathe in and out — the intensifying pressure preparing to blow out the windows and cave...
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Nekritz delivers bad news to Dist. 15 officialsFeb 21, 2013 9:42 am - The budget crisis in Illinois — and subsequent trickle-down effect on schools — has gotten so bad that Palatine Township Elementary District 15 officials can’t help but ...
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Buffalo Grove native trying for red, white and blue jerseyFeb 21, 2013 4:30 am - Take a trip down into her family's unfinished basement in Buffalo Grove, and you'll get a glimpse into Megan Bozek's childhood. Imprints of hockey pucks dot the concret...
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Exhibit impresses Lego show visitors in WheatonFeb 16, 2013 1:43 pm - Walk into the DuPage County Historical Museum this weekend, and you’re bound to see one wide-eyed spectator after the next, arms stretched out to point at one of countle...
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Visitors get rare glimpse into Wheaton’s First Division MuseumFeb 16, 2013 1:41 pm - At any given time, only about 5 percent of the First Division Museum’s 15,000-plus items are on exhibit. So hundreds of patrons jumped at the chance to get a rare glimps...
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Elk Grove teen is finalist in 'Windy City Live' competitionFeb 15, 2013 9:00 am - Taylor Matos says the wait was beyond excruciating, but well worth it. At the very end of Friday morning's “Windy City Live” broadcast, the Elk Grove High School freshma...
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'Drive to be successful' leads Elgin High teen to StanfordFeb 14, 2013 4:15 am - Elgin High School senior Eduardo Perez walks around with a backpack filled with all of his notebooks, for all of his classes. If you peek inside the bulky, 34-pound bag,...