Articles filed under Neighbor
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Suburban habitats: Readers' photos of local wildlifeSep 17, 2018 1:00 am - Some of the best photos from the Daily Herald Suburban Wildlife page on Facebook. ...
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The last ringers have been thrown: 2018 Batavia Moose horseshoe contest is in the booksSep 10, 2018 11:00 pm - Clank. Clank. Thud. Clank. "Nice shoe, Gene-o," a player calls out, as he examines the four steel horseshoes his opponents just pitched in a pit at the Moose Lodge in Ba...
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Teaching kindergarten students more than academicsSep 10, 2018 5:55 am - Kindergarten teacher Danielle Mann stresses the importance of helping her students learn how to be part of a classroom community and interact with others. Mann is in her...
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Mix of bacteria, sugars and acid leads to cavitiesSep 08, 2018 7:00 am - "How do we get cavities?" asked a young patron from Grayslake Area Public Library District. Teeth are coated in the hardest body substance, calcium phosphate-laden ename...
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Filling Geneva's empty storefronts a challenge, opportunitySep 04, 2018 11:00 pm - It became part of the "new normal" to see empty storefronts in our downtowns during the height of the Great Recession, but the stubborn realities of modern retail have l...
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Historic Elgin House Tour moves to Gold Coast, adds dinner and kids' ticketsSep 03, 2018 11:00 pm - For its 37th year, the Elgin Historic House Tour on Sept. 8-9 moves to Elgin's famous “Gold Coast” on the city's far northeast side. And it adds some new features, inclu...
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Artistic Ragdale haven hidden in plain sightAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story was changed to correct Ragdale's location, which is on Green Bay Road. The summer home built by American architect Howard Van Doren Shaw i...
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Artistic Ragdale haven hidden in plain sightAug 30, 2018 1:00 am - The summer home built by American architect Howard Van Doren Shaw in 1897, lies on more than 50 acres of prairie and stands today for a more creative purpose. Named for...
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Thomas looks back on her career as Grayslake library directorAug 29, 2018 11:00 pm - The Grayslake Public Library certainly is not what it used to be - ask Roberta Thomas. Thomas led the library through many changes, from designing and constructing its b...
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100 dogs to compete in Aurora's first Pooch ParadeAug 29, 2018 1:00 am - Alex Voigt didn't know she was a "dog person." But that changed when she met Leroy Jenkins, a chihuahua/mini-pinscher mix who is clearly an "Alex person." And now the pa...