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West Dundee business marks 90 years of shoe repair
Jul 26, 2018 8:00 AM - For 90 years, Otto's Shoe Repair has been open in West Dundee. Otto is long gone, but Vladimir Mironov carries on the tradition of old-fashioned shoe repair.
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Fireworks added sparkle to celebrations for centuries
Jul 3, 2018 2:13 PM - "Why do we use fireworks to celebrate July 4?" asked a teen bike enthusiast at the Libertyville Recreation Department's Teen Travelers Summer Biking Camp.
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A Texas man decapitated a rattlesnake. It bit him anyway and he nearly died, his wife says.
Jun 7, 2018 7:43 AM - It was supposed to be a relaxing day at home. But by the end of that day in late May, Jeremy Sutcliffe would be in a coma, his body ravaged by rattlesnake venom and doctors unsure whether the 40-year-old would survive.
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Memorial Day marks its 150th: How Elgin observed the first tribute to those who served
May 24, 2018 6:37 AM - May 30, 2018, marks the 150th anniversary of the first Memorial Day. Begun in the aftermath of the Civil War, this day of remembrance was started by Gen. John A. Logan, commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, a Northern veterans organization, when he issued his "General Order No. 11" in May 1868.
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'I never smoked, drank or swore': Fox Valley man turns 100
May 11, 2018 6:42 AM - "I never smoked, drank or swore," said longtime Elgin resident Roland Josephson, who now lives in St. Charles and recently turned 100 years old. -
Des Plaines student's vintage truck makes a proud statement
May 1, 2018 10:59 AM - In deep southern Illinois, if you happen to see a dark gray primer-colored mid-1950s Chevrolet pickup truck with an American flag waving in the wind and you're thinking that the driver must be a patriotic gear head, you'd be right. -
Community rallies around Elgin family with dad deploying to Kuwait
Apr 13, 2018 10:18 AM - Dan and Joy Symonds said lots of people have offered to help when Dan leaves for his 6th deployment with the U.S. Army Reserve. -
St. Charles pinball enthusiast collects, repairs machines
Mar 1, 2018 10:19 AM - Steve Bedi has loved playing pinball all his life. The 33-year-old St. Charles resident's passion for the game has led him to collect machines for himself and others.
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Aurora Township World War II hero to celebrate 100th birthday
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Relive movie memories at Woodstock Groundhog Days festival
Jan 31, 2018 6:00 AM - The big question this week is: Will Woodstock Willie see his shadow? Find out Friday when the city of Woodstock holds its annual prognostication on the square, part of the Groundhog Days festival.
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