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Your online guide to celebrating the holiday season in Fox Valley

Good Morning
Monday, November 23, 2009
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Clay Nielsen, an assistant scientist in the Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory at SIU-Carbondale, gazes at the skull of a cougar killed by a hunter in 2004 in Mercer County, Ill.
 (Courtesy of Jeff Garner)
It was exactly a year ago that Elgin deer hunter Pat Crawford started looking through the photos recorded by a motion-activated camera in the back of a friend's tree nursery along Plank Road. Among the deer pictures he had hoped for, he discovered the blurry image of what seemed to him to be a leopard-like cat. That set off a series of news stories we ran last year




THESE KIDS REALLY DELIVER
You can learn a lot working at the post office. Especially if you're a fourth- or fifth-grader, and that post office is set up to deliver mail to students and staffers at Gary D. Wright Elementary School here.

AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative

ELGIN -- AT&T Illinois recently announced School District U46 is the winner of an "AT&T Investing in Illinois Award" to support the district's 10 Boys' Initiative that matches at-risk students with a mentor.

THESE KIDS REALLY DELIVER
AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative
Plank Road Panther(s) still a mystery a year later
West Dundee eyes possible tax on utilities for new year
Police Blotter
A burning issue
More sacrifices in fight vs. Hampshire budget woes
No blue Christmas for some workers
Who's earning how much in our schools?
Input sought for new Elgin park
Less-than-wintery weather for An Almost Winter Day
Sunset Acres farm family plows forward
Community pitches in for holiday meal
Police Blotter Police Report: Elgin man faces weapons charges Two investigators involved in escape are fired
Elgin principal treats pupils to turkey dinner
One very charismatic pupil at Channing Elementary School heard that every Thanksgiving, her principal cooks and serves his teachers a turkey dinner. "She asked him, 'Dr. G, can we get turkey, too?'" said Elgin Police Officer Eric Echevarria, the resident officer for the Channing neighborhood.

Slain pastor's widow speaks at Judson University
Who's earning how much in our schools?
Toleration of drinking has its limits Let teachers show students they care
THESE KIDS REALLY DELIVER AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative Bail set at $100,000 for dad charged with arson THESE KIDS REALLY DELIVER AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative The sipping spot AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative The sipping spot Genoa official highlights city's accomplishments AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative West Dundee eyes possible tax on utilities for new year Briefs: Elgin Community Thanksgiving AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative Less-than-wintery weather for An Almost Winter Day Local farmers share crops with food pantries AT&T helps fund U46's 10 Boys' Initiative Briefs: Elgin Community Thanksgiving Waste Management balks at Kane methane plan

Something to talk about »
Cindy Winters, whose husband was fatally shot March 8 as he was delivering a sermon at First Baptist Church in Maryville, told a gathering of Judson University students here on Friday that her faith in Jesus Christ has sustained her.



GIVING THANKS »
Who are you most thankful for? As the holiday season nears, we want to give special thanks for special people. Our "Giving Thanks" online gallery will celebrate people who you are most thankful for. Tell us how that special person has made a difference in your life and submit that with a photo of the person by clicking here. Keep stories to 100 words or less.


All Around E-Town


At least early in the season, Huntley's basketball team will need to get a lot of production from its starting five players. Considering the rest of the roster is younger than many sophomore teams, the Red Raiders will need that veteran leadership after a 15-13 season that ended two points shy of a regional title.


Short on veterans, Golden Eagles will learn on the job
A new era for the Jacobs boys basketball program begins this season. For the first time in seven years there won't be a member of the Moran family playing for the Golden Eagles.

Hawks prepared to deliver balanced production
After seeing their leading scorer from a year ago graduate, many would assume that the Bartlett Hawks might see a decrease in scoring. Coach Jim Wolfsmith doesn't see it that way at all.

Hawks prepared to deliver balanced production


Holiday bird: Forget fancy; bring on flavor
For tasty fowl on Turkey Day, the new thing can be the old thing: a classic one-two punch of an overnight brine followed by a quick morning rub before the bird goes into the oven for a slow roast.
Read more food stories

THESE KIDS REALLY DELIVER
ASTRO-GRAPH
West Dundee artist puts paintbrush to work
ASTRO-GRAPH
THE HEALTHY PLATE: Healthier holiday cookies
Is your car prepared for winter?



Rihanna's fighting words
Jim DeRogatis: For all the talk of an edgier, angrier and more mature new Rihanna, it's hard to buy the re-emergent dance-pop singer as a towering pillar of feminine strength akin to Patti Smith, Courtney Love, Queen Latifah or Mary J. Blige. Nevertheless, "Rated R," the new album recorded in the wake of Rihanna's altercation with former boyfriend Chris Brown and arriving in stores today, is by far the best, most layered and most heartfelt effort of the 21-year-old artist's career.

Oprah's little helpers move on
Rich harvest for 'Moon'
Bon Jovi return to blue-collar roots
Let's start missing Oprah!
MSI visitors can dream of a 'White House' Christmas
Local kids, touring actors get a thrill from 'Wizard'

Popcorn Panel: '2012' Popcorn Panel: 'A Christmas Carol' Popcorn Panel: 'This Is It' Popcorn Panel: 'Amelia'


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