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• Democrat Foster touts GOP support
• Health care: Curing what ails us
• Kane shelter a place to find a friend
• The economy: Main Street seeks answers
• Kane home values fall, assessments rise
• More Kaneland teacher talks set for coming week
• Kaneland mediation doesn't yield contract
• Geneva selling wood to make city beautiful
• Kaneland teachers plan demonstration
• Extra pump change isn't chump change
• Flood victims may qualify for tax relief
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Vote early to avoid election day wait

The breaking point on Election Day might just come somewhere about 6 or 7 p.m. That's when a record number of voters could turn into a high anxiety level, if projections from the Kane County clerk's office are remotely on target.

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Sports

Batavia's offense lowers boom

Prep football: So, what exactly does J.R. Kabba mean to Batavia's football team? "Oh my gosh," senior quarterback Jordan Coffey said. "The number of touchdowns and yards speak for themselves." They spoke volumes Friday night.

North Stars weather the Storm, 35-24

STREAMWOOD -- Saturday's contest at Millennium Field turned into a classic battle between the arm of South Elgin quarterback Patrick Rae and the legs of St. Charles North's Jordan Huxtable.

Geneva girls dominant with any combination

LISLE -- Even without several of its top runners, the Geneva girls cross country team proved it is the team to beat this fall by outdistancing the pack Saturday during the Lisle Mane Event Invitational at Community Park.

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• North Stars weather the Storm, 35-24
• Geneva girls dominant with any combination
• Realigned Upstate 'Eight' isn't quite right
• Batavia ends 5-year losing streak to Kaneland, 31-21
• Mid-Am Canoe Race brings paddlers back to Fox
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• Vikings keep rolling in conference play

High School Sports

Geneva volleyball team tops Glenbard South

Lauren Wicinski had 13 kills and eight digs to lead Geneva to a 25-22, 19-25, 31-29 win over Glenbard South in girls volleyball action. Grace Burns added 16 digs for the Vikings.

Special teams save the day for Geneva

GENEVA -- Facing a strong Glenbard South squad, unbeaten Geneva got two huge plays on special teams late in the game to turn possible defeat into a stunning last-minute 14-7 victory before an overflow crowd at Burgess Field.

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Lifestyles

Fox Valley's ties to Underground Railroad

Jihad Muhammad sees the march to freedom by African Americans, including those who fled slavery in the mid-19th century, as someone who has shared in his ancestors' hard-won gains. Patsy Mighell Paxton views this struggle from a separate vantage point -- as a descendant of white New Englanders who had turned their Sugar Grove Township farm into a safe house for escaping slaves.

• The fight for Farnsworth

• Blessed be the dogs and cats . . . and horses and hamsters
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• Hot buttered cinema
• Hopper's sets the table for lovers of BBQ
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• Tri-Cities tour looks at memorable architecture

Business

Wild session ends with Dow down 126 points

Wall Street capped its worst week ever with a wild session Friday that left stocks with a widely mixed finish.
• Bush: Anxiety feeding market instability
• Oil slides to $78 a barrel
• Asian markets plunge
• Savage: Markets have been hit harder
• Traders: 'We're in the 100-year flood'
• Snowballing sell-off spreads worldwide
• Walgreen Co. CEO retires
• GM shares lose third of value

• McDonald's cuts off gay chamber of commerce group
• Experts: Steer clear of stocks if college, retirement are near
• Thursday: A year after all-time high, Dow in free fall
• Traders: 'We're in the 100-year flood'
• Developers turn to rentals in downturn
• Dominick's owner sees profit rise
• business briefs
• Mortgage relief deal
• Kraft to slash 400 jobs

Entertainment

Texas-style fare at Billy's Roadhouse

If you have been in search of fine Texan barbecue, great steaks seafood, and an atmosphere that says, "Howdy, partner," then look no further than Billy's Roadhouse. The restaurant first was opened in 2005 in St. Charles by owner Paul Gale, a former Texan who has opened a second eatery in Wasco.

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• Oasis continues resurgence with 'Soul'
• Hollywood's undead: They're just like us!
• St. Charles plans its very own 'straw poll'
• Italian fare made Mamato
• Fox Valley swings into Oktoberfests
• 'Late Night Catechism' back in session
• NoMi La Mad to dance in Elburn
• High society play trundles into Albright Theatre

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