Articles filed under Outdoors
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Jackson: Winter's enduring test of timeMar 05, 2015 7:05 am - Changing my clock to another hour this weekend isn't going to make any dent in my disposition. Moving our clocks one hour ahead is not going to influence my sleep schedu...
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Constable: Runner shirtless every winter dayMar 01, 2015 6:45 am - My friend's story sounds apocryphal. On a day when the temperature tops out at a frigid 5 and the windchill dips below zero, he claims to see a bare-chested man in short...
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Time to heat up outdoors sceneFeb 25, 2015 1:05 pm - Because I do not spend much time ice fishing on these winter days, I will safely say I have had enough of the snow, ice and Arctic-like temperatures pretending to be "no...
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Constable: Nearly naked winter runner roams Arlington Hts.Feb 24, 2015 12:00 am - My friend's story sounds apocryphal. On a day when the temperature tops out at a frigid 5 and the windchill dips below zero, he claims to see a bare-chested man in short...
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Getting to the point to cure outdoors bluesFeb 23, 2015 9:05 am - I felt like a tall weed blowing in the wind. Figuratively speaking, I'd aimlessly flop one way and then lean in the other direction, all because the winds kept remindin...
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Forest Preserve District of Cook County celebrates centennialFeb 14, 2015 10:00 pm - The Forest Preserve District of Cook County Board of Commissioners marked its centennial on Feb. 11, 100 years to the day after its inaugural meeting. "We recognize the...
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Frigid temps don't keep anglers away from Antioch ice fishing derbyFeb 14, 2015 12:00 am - Six hours. That was time enough standing on a frozen Channel Lake on the coldest Saturday of the 2015 winter for Brandon Wheat. Even wearing two coats, a hooded sweatshi...
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The great outdoors can be a fiscal plus for IlinoisFeb 11, 2015 9:04 am - Last month I took my ice-fishing gear to a special spot connected to the Fox Chain. And there he was, sitting next to a huge pile of bluegills and walleyes. I was flabbe...
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Enjoy the ride by fishing with friendsFeb 04, 2015 9:04 am - I am a sucker for a prank, even when it's played on me. Pranks were part of my cousin Earl's daily makeup, especially when he stopped by to have coffee, conversation, a...
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Veterans to benefit from Ice Fishing Derby on Bangs LakeJan 31, 2015 12:01 am - Two veterans organizations were the big winners of Saturday's LVVA 6th Annual Ice Fishing Derby on Bangs Lake in Wauconda. The Wounded Heroes Foundation and Veterans R&R...