SYCAMORE – Wally Thurow, the man credited with starting the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival, died Friday morning.
"I am so sad to announce that Wally Thurow, Mr. Pumpkin, has passed away this morning," Amie Schwellenbach, his granddaughter, wrote in a post on the Sycamore Pumpkin Festival website. "Our
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WASHINGTON – Sagging approval ratings brought Democrats and Republicans together Thursday when the Senate passed a bill to explicitly prevent members of Congress, their top ai
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BRUSSELS – Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said Thursday that NATO allies have agreed broadly to step back from the lead combat role in Afghanistan and let local forces take th
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Crime Stoppers seeks information on the theft of copper from a cell tower in the 1700 block of Route 64 west of Sycamore.
Two copper grounding plates valued at approximately
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SYCAMORE – A Sycamore Park District employee was found dead in his home Thursday when police arrived to arrest him on child pornography charges.
Brian A. Cobb, 42, of the 1
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DeKALB – Northern Illinois University students could see slightly higher fees and room and board rates for the 2012-2013 academic year.
The NIU Board of Trustees Finance, Fa
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DeKALB – Gov. Pat Quinn highlighted Wednesday efforts to increase the number of adults who receive degrees, and Northern Illinois University officials hope those goals are ref
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BELVIDERE – Chrysler said Thursday it is hiring 1,800 new workers and increasing production at its plant in Belvidere, a once-dominant manufacturing area that now has the stat
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NEW YORK – For leaders of the nation's pre-eminent breast-cancer charity, it was a firestorm they didn't see coming — and couldn't withstand.
Susan G. Komen for the Cure on Fr
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ATLANTA – Fifteen teenage girls report a mysterious outbreak of spasms, tics and seizures in upstate New York. But tests find nothing physically wrong.
Scores of adults in No
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The Daily Chronicle editorial board offers this week’s thumbs up and thumbs down:
Thumbs up: To Somonauk High School, James R. Wood Elementary School, Hinckley-Big Rock Middl
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Gov. Pat Quinn apparently has big plans for Illinois this year.
During Wednesday’s State of the State address, he outlined a series of initiatives he said Illinois should emb
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GENOA – John Mason isn’t looking for perfection. He doesn’t demand wins either.
The Genoa-Kingston girls basketball coach simply wants effort and improvement from his team, w
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SOMONAUK – Hinckley-Big Rock knows it has to play better if it ends the Little Ten Conference boys basketball tournament the way it began.
The No. 1 Royals only had one more
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CHICAGO – Right-hander Matt Garza has agreed to a one-year deal with the Chicago Cubs, avoiding arbitration.Garza was acquired in a trade with Tampa Bay last January and went
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NEW YORK – From Kobe Bryant to Chris Paul, Blake Griffin to Andrew Bynum, the NBA All-Star game is shaping up as an L.A. story.
Two Lakers and two Clippers were voted as star
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St. John’s Lutheran Church, 126 E. South St. in Creston, will hold a Sweetheart Spaghetti Supper from 5-7 p.m. Feb. 14.The menu will include spaghetti, garlic bread, garden sa
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The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of DeKalb will hold a public celebration of love from 5-9:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Hopkins Park Terrace Ballroom in DeKalb. The Valentine’s
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It’s essential to give our 9-week-old border collie pups plenty of exercise, so I took Bart, Betty and Hector for a nice, long walk through the ice and slush in the pasture. I
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Three generations older than Generation Y (born after 1980), and about three-and-a-half generations away from Generation Z (born after 1991), was the Greatest Generation.
Jou
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Editor’s note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Briefs who have been
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Editor’s note: Information in Police Briefs is obtained from the DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office and city police departments. Individuals listed in Police Briefs who have been
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SYCAMORE – The economy improved slightly last year, and a Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago representative said Monday a slow recovery likely will continue.
Keynote speaker Wil
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NIU Employees Federal Credit Union is now accepting applications for Board of Director and Supervisory Committee volunteer positions.
Individuals must be a member in good sta
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On Friday, the Sandwich Opera House host's Lily's Crossing, a children's theatre production for 3 rd graders and up. Get your tickets at sandwichoperahouse.org ... Read More »
Most homeowners who live in cold climates know it’s important to “winterize” the outside faucets to prevent them from freezing, which can destroy the faucet or lead to a burst pipe.
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