Articles filed under Curious
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Woman gets $284 billion electric bill, wonders whether it's her Christmas lightsDec 27, 2017 12:00 am - What can you buy with $284 billion? You could own all of Netflix. Or purchase 747 Boeing 747s, with change to spare. Or erase the national debts of Venezuela, Nigeria, P...
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Fun facts, fiction and lore about ChristmasDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - A self-professed lover of Christmas, Martin Luther has his fingerprints all over the holiday season. But the German theologian/monk during the early 1500s was not respon...
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Meet Louise Koester, village's first woman doctorNov 14, 2017 10:00 pm - Mount Prospect was one of the first Chicago area suburbs to obtain - and accept - the services of a woman physician. That intrepid woman was Dr. Louise Koester, a nativ...
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How burs disperse seeds in fallOct 26, 2017 11:00 pm - Picked up any hitchhikers lately? Chances are you've picked up more than a few if you've walked in the woods recently. The hitchhikers in question are seeds - or burs -...
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Algonquin girl crowned Miss Illinois TeenOct 17, 2017 11:00 pm - Sydni Dion Bennett made history last month when she became the first African-American to be crowned Miss Illinois Teen, but the reality of her accomplishment didn't set ...
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Documentary to explore Elgin's dairy farming pastSep 25, 2017 11:00 pm - Documentary to examine Elgin area's farming and milk processing past
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Civil War generals bring history to life in ElginAug 29, 2017 11:00 pm - Civil War generals Grant and Lynch share their stories in Elgin
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Biggest tomato contest Aug. 19 in East DundeeAug 15, 2017 11:00 pm - Gardeners and BLT lovers take note: the Dundee Township Visitors Center at 319 N. River St. in East Dundee is hosting a Largest Tomato Contest Saturday, Aug. 19. This i...
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99-year-old Elgin man trained pigeons for war, peaceAug 06, 2017 11:00 pm - Whether he was training pigeons to serve in World War II or sorting chicks, riding a bucking bronco or calling for bids at a livestock auction, Ed Schmidt's long life ha...
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How an Elgin group has planned Memorial Day for 125 yearsMay 23, 2017 11:00 pm - This year's Memorial Day service at Elgin's Bluff City Cemetery will differ from previous years. Instead of the usual dignitary or veteran as a keynote speaker, the Elg...