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'Everyone was in shock, angry, sad': Suburban native living in New Zealand recounts day terrorist killed 50
Mar 20, 2019 5:38 AM - Scott Fack, a Mount Prospect native now living in Christchurch in New Zealand, details what it was like to be in that city near where a terrorist killed 50 people at the Al Noor Mosque and the Linwood Islamic Centre. -
Straight From the Source: Have faith, not fear, this Friday
Mar 15, 2019 6:26 PM - Muslims are called to pray on Friday, a holy day in Islam. A mass shooter killed 49 people Friday in New Zealand, but Elgin writer and mom Kiran Ansari is approaching the day with faith. -
Straight From the Source: Why standup comedy doesn't have to be dirty
Mar 4, 2019 9:59 AM - Greg Schwem, a nationally known corporate comedian from the suburbs, talks about why he's worked clean for his entire career -
Mancow: Speaking my truth to Harvest Bible Chapel's Pastor James
Jan 25, 2019 11:54 AM - In this Straight From the Source account, WLS radio personality Mancow Muller calls on his friend and mentor, Pastor James MacDonald, the founder of suburban megachurch Harvest Bible Chapel, to address controversy surrounding his leadership of the church. -
Frogs and toads fill our summers with sound, but where do they go in winter?
Jan 12, 2019 4:34 PM - Frogs and toads fills our summers with a chorus of sound, but where do they go in winter? Shedd Aquarium's Karen Glennemeier has the answer. -
Straight from the Source: Give children the resources to succeed
Dec 22, 2018 5:58 PM - Back 2 School Illinois CEO Matthew Kurtzman says if we want our children to learn and do well in school, the first step is to give them the resources they need to do the work and succeed in the classroom. -
The power in giving joy to a needy child at Christmas
Dec 20, 2018 5:27 AM - Diane Larrabee, director of Communities That Care, says there are few things more fulfilling than to realize one simple act of kindness can touch someone so deeply, brighten their outlook and lift their spirits. It brings a whole new meaning to Happy Holidays. -
Bush staffer from Arlington Heights writes about president's warmth, preparedness
Dec 2, 2018 7:12 AM - Ed Murnane, a longtime Arlington Heights resident and a former staff member for presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush, wrote these reflections on his interactions with Bush. -
Ex-suburbanite in California: 'Nothing prepares you for the unpredictability of the fires'
Nov 16, 2018 9:23 AM - Ravaging California wildfires are "not something a childhood in the Chicago suburbs prepares you for," says Arlington Heights native Mark Ludwig, who now lives in Sacramento. -
Group seeks to determine community views on racism
Aug 31, 2018 6:33 AM - In a Straight From The Source essay, the Rev. Clyde Brooks describes efforts by the Illinois Commission on Diversity and Human Relations to determine the readiness of Northwest suburban communities for monumental demographic changes taking place as major companies formerly headquartered in the suburbs shift their operations to Chicago.
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