Nancy Gier
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Sugar Grove corn boil draws a real crowdAug 05, 2008 11:00 pm - Although no tickets are sold and there is no way to get an exact number, Sugar Grove Corn Boil President Kevin Geary estimates that the three-day festival drew between 3...
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'No frowns, all smiles' at touch-a-truckAug 02, 2008 11:00 pm - It wasn't hard to find the touch-a-truck event Saturday in the parking lot of the field house at Mooseheart Child City and School off Route 31 just south of Batavia. You...
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Players' field of dreams is WrigleyJul 30, 2008 11:00 pm - The historic minor league game Tuesday night between the Peoria Chiefs and the Kane County Cougars at Wrigley Field was billed as "The Road to Wrigley." The players hop...
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West Chicago plane pull proceeds going to Special OlympicsJul 26, 2008 11:00 pm - It's very hard work pulling a 33,000-pound plane, but the payoff came in the satisfaction of helping a good cause. Eight teams of 10 members participated in the 2008 Law...
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Sugar Grove's 'Jo Jo the Clown' is Citizen of the YearJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - She is known to hundreds as Jo Jo the Clown. On Friday, she became known as the 2008 Sugar Grove Citizen of the Year. Karen McCannon accepted the award from Village Pres...
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Wheaton man in critical condition after Naperville crashJul 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Jasmin Zukancic, 21, of Wheaton, remained in critical condition Saturday at Edward Hospital in Naperville after the motorcycle he was driving hit the back of an SUV near...
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Let's take in an old ballgame in GenevaJul 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of the Geneva Rovers vintage baseball team are hoping to "lay the willow on the onion" Saturday when they play the Midway Marauders of Rockford at 2 p.m. at Peck...
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Pizza beer and beer crust pizza? Try it, you may like itJul 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Pizza and beer go together like cake and ice cream, warm rolls and butter, strawberries and cream. But two local businesses are taking the combination to a new level. Fr...
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Kenya Jirani children's choir to perform in St. CharlesJul 21, 2008 11:00 pm - The Jirani Children's choir of Nairobi, Kenya, whose members come from one of the world's worst slums, will perform at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Pheasant Run Mega Center, 405...
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Flowers, vegetables, crafts on display at Kane County FairJul 19, 2008 11:00 pm - It looked like a farmers market inside one of the rooms in the new exhibit hall Saturday at the Kane County Fair in St. Charles, but nothing was for sale. Prize-winning ...