In his 2007 book, Land of Lincoln, Andrew Ferguson described Springfield as "an exhausted city of liquor stores and parking lots but to me a place full of wonders."
Aurora
Glenn Close's signature characters have boiled a bunny, plotted the skinning of Dalmatian puppies and, more recently, helped arrange the killing of a pet dog to leverage a balky witness. She suggests that her new business venture is a form of penance.• How to properly secure your child while in a car
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• St. Charles writer's book puts her in good company
• Fuming in traffic? Try biking to work
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• Call of the wild
• Military personnel mark milestones
• Valley Briefing
• Anatomy of a traffic stop
• Opening a new channel of dialogue with the Aurora police
• From the storyteller
• A tribute to mom
• Valley Briefing
• A journey into cyber realm
• Your time is up
• Pets that need homes
• Valley Briefing
• All the colors of fire
• Another week, another NIN tale
• Religion Calendar
• Valley Briefing
• Mother's Day gives stepmoms a chance
• All eyes on summer safety
• Also at the starting grid
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• Chicago's Finest
• Students learn to build healthy lunch
• Last chance to tell her how much she means
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• A sweet partnership
• Health Calendar
• Senior Calendar
• 10 questions for a zookeeper
• What makes mom great?
• Maya Valverde turns 4
• Community Calendar
• Valley Briefing
• Buy me some peanuts and... grass-fed beef
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• 3 at 150
• Try an after-school program that isn't like eating broccoli
• Parents' group committing a cowardly, desperate act
• A day at the spa ... with a desperate journalist
• What makes mom great?
• 'A caring church for thinking people'
• 'Changing to meet the needs'
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• 'People still want to believe in something'
• Schools list '08 state scholars
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• Batavia priest honored with title of monsignor
• Support Groups
• Buy me some peanuts and ... grass-fed beef
• Photo Gallery: Through the eyes of The Beacon News photographers
• What makes mom great?
• Pets Of The Week
• Mmmm is for Mother's Day
• Valley Briefing
• Saturday night smackdown
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• More bands wading into digital waters
• From the home office in Aurora, Ill. ...
• Maybe TV does influence people
• What makes mom great?
• Resolved not to fail
• Fiesta time
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• Treats for the troops
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• Marmion cadets line up for salute on Military Night
• What makes mom great?
• Expanding their range
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• Libraries write book on May activities
• 10 questions for a theologian
• Keeping in step
• Meetings
• The Fox Valley is blooming
• The grapes of Randall
• Fox Valley Fox Valley area military personnel mark milestones
• Peace in a time of war
• Yorkville woman - a psychologist in the Army - among special group trained to ease other soldiers' trauma
• How to make sure no child is left inside
• 'Take me out...'
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• East High
• College, university students win honors
• Scouts invite all to annual program
• How about a book for Mother's Day?
• Special baby fair delivers comfort for moms-to-be
• Pets Of The Week
• School program celebrates South African culture
• Valley Briefing
• Look! Up in the sky!
• Can return from exile prove to be a success?
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• Drinking message just isn't working
• Giving thanks to my mentor
• The God problem
• Religion Calendar
• Valley Briefing
• A 'Little Vaudeville' goes a long way
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• A real idol
• This church has 'heart'
• Alexis Hoehn turns 3
• Senior Calendar
• Valley Briefing
• An Earth Day experiment
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• Tips to conserve
• Casting a dry spell
• Valley Briefing
• The arts magnificent 7
• The opera singer
• The cartoonist
• The architect
• Church to celebrate building's history
• Well-read
• The choreographer
• The musician
• The author
• The poet
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• Gardening programs throughout Valley
• Can't afford travel? Try a 'staycation' as an alternative
• Sweat it out
• Don't get caught in a dry spell
• Pets Of The Week
• Ways to save during dry growing season
• Valley Briefing
• Happiness rises with age
• Look -- a record store! How quaint...
• Moms on call
• Valley Briefing
• Have young people gone mad?
• Prom over-hyped? Yes, but I'm goin'
• Wine with dinner
• Kids books to celebrate Earth Day lessons
• Myths and magic
• Chicago's Finest
• Valley Briefing
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• Batavia family has 3 serving in Mideast
• Health Calendar
• Medical care system not ready for boomers
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