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Buckwheat Zydeco beats cancer, announces tour
An Alligator Records Press Release today announced that Grammy Award-winning singer and accordionist Stanley "Buckwheat" Dural, Jr., leader of Buckwheat Zydeco, has been declared cancer free by his doctors. Last January, Buckwheat announced he was being...
Tags: Festive Events, Pittsburgh, YMCA, Bethlehem (Northampton, Pennsylvania), Musikfest
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Small town begins to mourn 4 teens killed in crash
A small Will County town shaken by the deaths of four teens who drowned when their car plunged off a rural bridge held a memorial service at the local high school Wednesday as police continued to piece together what led to the fatal accident. At...
Tags: Teaching and Learning, Motorvehicle Accidents, Students, Disasters and Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Ohio to Texas to Illinois: Toll of teen driving deaths rises
From Ohio to Illinois to Texas, the United States has again faced the tragic fact that teenagers, parties and driving don’t mix, as accidents have left a trail of shattered homes and communities across the nation. In recent days, six teenagers...
Tags: New York City, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Motorvehicle Accidents, Will County, Television Industry
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Operation Christmas tree
![Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall," said Ziegler, who owns Ziegler Christmas Tree Farm in Elgin. "They look smaller in the field. So the next year, they measure."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/story/2011-11/66158028-17223755.jpg "Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall,\" said Ziegler, who owns Ziegler Christmas Tree Farm in Elgin. \"They look smaller in the field. So the next year, they measure.\"")
Jan Ziegler can spot the veterans by their measuring tapes. "The first year, people pick a tree that's too tall," said Ziegler, who owns Ziegler Christmas Tree Farm in Elgin. "They look smaller in the field. So the next year, they measure."
In addition...Tags: Downers Grove, International Travel, Spring Grove, Harvard, Holidays
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Illiana Expressway clears federal hurdle
Tribune ReporterThe so-called Illiana Expressway connecting Illinois and Indiana largely through central Will County has moved another step forward in the approval process, transportation officials said. The Federal Highway Administration on Friday gave its stamp of...Tags: Will County, Highway Transportation
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Route approval sought for new highway near Chicago
LOWELL, Ind. (AP) — Indiana and Illinois officials have asked federal agencies to approve a proposed route for a highway that would link Interstate 65 in northwestern Indiana and Interstate 55 in Illinois. The Illiana Expressway route picked by the...
Tags: Peotone, Science and Technology, Highway Transportation
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Planners recommend route for proposed Illiana
Tribune reporterIllinois and Indiana transportation officials are again recommending a route through central Will County as the path for a proposed interstate connecting Interstate 55 in Illinois with I-65 in Indiana. The route, stretching 47 miles from north of...Tags: Will County, Highway Transportation
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House passes 'quick-take' bill for proposed Illiana tollway
Tribune reporterThe Illinois House today passed legislation giving the state so-called quick-take power to acquire private property for the proposed Illiana expressway connecting Interstate 65 in Indiana and I-55 in Illinois. Quick-take would let the Illinois Department...Tags: Chicago Heights, Mike Bost, Anthony DeLuca, Highway Transportation, Illinois Department of Transportation
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NSU Project: All-time NSU football rosters
The American News has been and is continuing to work on a project of the history of Northern State football: 1902-2012. The project will be published in its entirety in the Oct. 5 edition of the American News. Here is a preview of the all-time NSU...
Tags: Dan Collins, Richmond (McHenry, Illinois), Lebanon, Geneva (Kane, Illinois), Landforms
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Get tickets for Chicago screening of 'Revolution'
RedEyeChicago sci-fi fans are eager to see NBC's new series "Revolution." So eager, in fact, they voted online in droves to win a special theatrical screening Sept. 6 at Kerasotes Showplace ICON. Now comes the difficult part. In order to attend, fans must go...Tags: 60601 (zip code), Hudson River, Revolution (tv program), Bloomington, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Restaurants, Food & Spirits
This list is not all-inclusive. American Contemporary Allgauer's Doubletree Hotel, 5000 W. 127th St., Alsip, 708-272-4223 Open all day to accommodate hotel patrons and the public, Allgauer's is casual yet sophisticated and with recent renovations it's...
Tags: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Meatballs, Catfish, Sausages, Feta Cheese
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Obituary: Patricia Mary Sircy
HARRODSBURG — Patricia Mary Sircy, 81, of Harrodsburg, Ky., died Friday, June 29, 2012, at home on her beloved farm after a two-year battle with health issues. Born Sept. 11, 1930, in Milwaukee, Wis., as the only daughter of Joseph G. and Katherine...
Tags: PTA, Religion and Belief, Elections, Christianity, Human Interest
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