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Constable: How a Rolling Meadows man helped create Neil Armstrong's Apollo 11 spacesuit
Oct 19, 2018 3:50 PM - Told he would be working with a company best know for making bras, Bob Davidson of Rolling Meadows ended up helping create the spacesuit that Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin wore to the moon.
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What is dyslexia? Not what you think, experts say
Oct 15, 2018 6:30 AM - Think dyslexia is about flipping letters or reading backward? Think again, experts say. Here's why this learning disability is as misunderstood as it is common. -
Bullying-prevention activist uses tragedy to empower kids
Oct 13, 2018 6:15 PM - "I am somebody ... I can make a difference," is the message anti-bullying activist Kirk Smalley is bringing to the suburbs after personal tragedy. -
Lake County's Simba is nation's first public defender's office dog
Oct 10, 2018 5:30 AM - Move over, Mitch, Hitch, and Browser -- there's a new dog in town. Simba, a 2-year-old Labrador retriever, is the newest facility dog assigned to the Lake County public defender's office. -
Indian Hill teacher praised for pushing positive practices
Oct 8, 2018 7:48 AM - Teresa Steinhagen, a third-grade teacher at Indian Hill Elementary in Round Lake Heights, has been nominated for the National Life Group LifeChanger of the Year award. -
Burlington Central High becomes a regional hub for veterinary science education
Oct 6, 2018 8:08 PM - A new veterinary science program at Central High School in Burlington -- the first of its kind in Illinois -- aims to fill a shortage of veterinary assistants. -
Home Depot volunteers, Lisle veterans create 'serene' park at Benedictine
Sep 25, 2018 7:08 PM - Nearly 100 Home Depot employees helped transform a lakeside spot at Benedictine University in Lisle into a park intended for veterans and anyone looking for natural beauty. -
'Something I have to do': 3,000 join O'Hare Plane Pull to benefit Special Olympics
Sep 22, 2018 11:44 PM - More than 100 teams battled in an ultimate tug-of-war competition against two 90-ton planes during the 10th annual Plane Pull Saturday at O'Hare International Airport benefiting Special Olympics Illinois. -
'We're going to do it again': McHenry VFW aims to improve Queen of Hearts raffle
Sep 19, 2018 6:47 PM - Though the dust has settled at McHenry VFW Post 4600, officials are facing a full workload -- and have ideas for improvements -- in preparation for the next Queen of Hearts game, which starts Jan. 8 with a $3.4 million jackpot. -
'No reason to be sad. ... Reason to be proud': Jewish congregation saying goodbye after 47 years
Sep 19, 2018 6:20 PM - A Northwest suburban Jewish congregation's final gift to posterity will be the dedication of its Torah, which survived the Holocaust concealed in a concentration camp in Poland, to the Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center in Skokie.
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