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Candidate clicks with Internet donors
Chicago Tribune reporterDemocrat Daniel Biss may be a stranger to many residents of the North Shore, but he's a star on the Internet. Biss, 31, a state legislative candidate, has raised more than $100,000 through campaign donations solicited through the ActBlue Web site,...Tags: Political Candidates, Physical Fitness, Waukegan, Therapies, Evanston
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Northfield, Winnetka question flooding effects of renovated dam after weekend storms
Chicago Tribune staff reporterWhile the trees at Skokie Lagoons are better off since the reconstruction of a dam on Willow Road, some North Shore residents question whether the changes led to more flooding in their communities. Northfield and Winnetka officials have asked the owner...Tags: Floods, Glencoe, Chicago Botanic Garden, Northfield, Forestry and Timber
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Designer, groups hope to preserve Winnetka's Fell building
Chicago Tribune reporterWalter Sobel hopes his spacious Winnetka building survives the wrecking ball. In the 1960s, the award-winning architect designed the single-story store on Lincoln Avenue to house the Fell Co. clothing store using reinforced concrete that could...Tags: Illinois, Evanston, Puerto Rico, Metal and Mineral, Judaism
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Group wants voters to weigh in on Winnetka historic-preservation ordinance
Special to the Chicago TribuneA political committee that wants to keep Winnetka from passing a historic-preservation ordinance is taking its fight to the polls. The Winnetka Home Owners Association presented the village last month with signed petitions asking that two preservation-...Tags: Illinois, Elections, Referenda, Frank Lloyd Wright, Voting
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Deadhead and pinch back annuals to keep them flowering
Primp your containers regularly, deadheading spent flowers and cutting back stems that have grown leggy on annuals. Unless you have very sharp fingernails to pinch, make a clean cut with clippers or scissors. Cut back to just above the node where a leaf...Tags: Illinois, Wisconsin, Bolingbrook, Lincoln Park
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Home sharing helps seniors save
Special to the SentinelWith household expenses on the rise, cash-strapped older homeowners are opening their homes to renters through local home-sharing programs. Take Suzan Spitzberg. Five years ago, she worked two jobs to pay her bills. When she lost her primary job, she...Tags: Chicago Real Estate, Rooms and Sublets, Morton Grove, Homes, Park Ridge
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Taking a peek into holiday boxes
Newsday Movie CriticsIt's the holiday season and time for film, TV and music distributors to pump out those box sets, many of which are just repackaging of already released stuff - the industry's equivalent of re-gifting. But there are also some real keepers in the mix, such...Tags: Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), George Reeves, Gary Cooper, Kirk Douglas, Folk Music
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2007 ALL-STATE ACADEMIC TEAM
REGION 1, CHICAGO Patrick Vail, Brother Rice High School Diana Data, Gordon Tech High School Anne Huang, Lincoln Park High School Eric Myjak, Mt. Carmel High School Katherine Santella, Resurrection High School Folake Dosu, St. Ignatius College Prep...Tags: Brookfield (Cook, Illinois), Rolling Meadows, Colleges and Universities, Wheaton, Algonquin
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March 28, 2006
Dear Tom, How often do warnings follow when a severe weather watch is in effect? David and Jessie Webster Winnetka, Ill. Dear David and Jesse, Dr. Joe Schaefer, director of NOAA'S Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, tossed up some pretty...Tags: Weather Watches, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Oklahoma
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Aug. 13, 2004
Dear Tom, Are there hurricanes in the Southern Hemisphere? By the way, why are hurricanes seasonal? Mitch Saranow, Winnetka, Ill. Dear Mitch, Hurricanes do, indeed, occur in the Southern Hemisphere. Hurricane breeding grounds include all areas of the...Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Disasters, Tropical Storms, Natural Disasters, Christmas
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January 14, 2004
Dear Tom, I recently observed a ring totally encircling the full moon. Can you explain this? Barbara Sciarra, Winnetka, Ill. Dear Barbara, What you saw was a lunar halo, a fairly common occurrence produced when moonlight passes through a thin veil of...
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