Lauren Rohr
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Free fishing trip a way of thanking veteransJul 27, 2014 7:32 am - When Jerry Van Bladel returned from the Vietnam War in 1970, he wasn't welcomed home with open arms. He did three tours overseas with the Navy after leaving his hometown...
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Elgin may ease residency requirementsJul 25, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story was updated to reflect that the last quote in the story should be attributed to Councilman John Prigge, not John Steffen. Some upper-level...
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Carnival, crafts, competitions featured at Algonquin Founders' DaysJul 22, 2014 3:00 pm - Algonquin residents will come together this weekend to commemorate the town's founding fathers in a festival of food, activities and live entertainment. The independent...
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Paddle board fans sought for Founders' Days competitionJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Returning to the Algonquin Founders' Days festival for the second year in a row is the stand up paddle board competition. Early last year, Rick Pasturczak, owner of Algo...
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Corn Boil organizer: Events will be 'fresh'Jul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - When Jerry Swatek's job caused him to relocate from Gurnee to the DeKalb area in 2006, he spent a great deal of time searching various village websites for the perfect p...
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Enter your recipe in Sugar Grove Corn Boil ChallengeJul 21, 2014 11:00 pm - Corn may not be a common ingredient in your everyday meal, but at the Sugar Grove Corn Boil's annual Cooking Challenge, using corn can give competitors an edge. At 11:...
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4-H'er at Kane County Fair learns responsibility, discipline from horse showsJul 17, 2014 1:01 am - It was 6 a.m. Thursday and the sun was just barely peeking over the horizon into a 4-H horse barn at the south end of the Kane County Fairgrounds. An unusually chilly br...
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Kane County Fair gets off to a comfortable startJul 16, 2014 1:00 am - On an unusually cool day for the middle of July, Tony Jones sits at a table behind his lemonade booth Wednesday afternoon waiting for the Kane County Fair to open. A box...
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Bull riding shows featured at Kane County FairJul 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Bob Sauber has experienced thrill. He has gone bungee jumping and cliff diving. He has gone snowboarding and skiing down some of the hardest black diamond courses. But ...
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Rock out to local favorites at fair soundstageJul 14, 2014 11:00 pm - Kane County Fair Board President Larry Breon doesn't promise that all attendees will love everything about the fair, but he does assure visitors that they will likely fi...