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Thinking spring? Think rain gardens this year
Believe it or not, spring is not so far away. It's time to start thinking about gardening, and it's really time we started planting rain gardens. Our eco-system depends on it.
• Plan: Your rain garden
• Show: Old House New House
• Little bit: City and country
• Garden: Yellow is hot
• Condos: City values skid
• Really hot: Old stoves
• Find: Foreclosures
Send Us Your Story of 1990
Where were you in the Valentine's Day storm?
Valentine's Day 1990 was memorable not for the romance, but for the blinding snowstorm that swept the Chicagoland area. Did you miss an important date? Were your flowers or chocolate late? Send your stories to
sbaker@stmedianetwork.com.
Weather alert
Winter Storm Warning
The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warming in effect from 9 p.m. Monday to noon Wednesday with accumulations of between 8 to 13 inches and near blizzard conditions expected through Wednesday morning.
• Radar: State | Local
• School closings
• Flight delays
• Traffic information
HELP FOR HAITIANS
Residents are reaching out
The Haiti earthquake tragedy has hit home for many in the suburbs as family and friends await for word of loved ones. The disaster also has drawn out the generosity of residents across the area. Let us hear your story or what you are doing to help by clicking
here.
• Local help for Haitians
• Volunteers answer the call
• Yorkville couple worries for family
• STC school host fundraiser
• JCA grad teaches in Haiti
• Valley View drive to help children
• Naper family gives Haitian kids a home
• Photos: Mission of love
• State opens its arms to Haitians
• Photos: Evacuees arrive in Chicago
THE big story attracts TV news
The Super Bowl was history. The New Orleans Saints had beaten the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 to solidify their position as one of this year's best sports stories, regardless of what happens between now and Dec. 31. From the comfortable perch of the living room sofa, I decided to switch from post-Super Bowl programming to the local news. First Channel 9, then Channel 7. From each, a vivid reminder of one of the best sports stories to emanate from our area in years. Two more challenges to fight back the tears.
Edwards has a date with the doctor
Sitting on a chair at halfcourt, with a pair of padded crutches laying safely at her side, Bolingbrook junior Falon Edwards dribbled a basketball like Curly Neal of Harlem Globetrotters fame.
In the foreground, Edwards' Raider teammates finished running sprints at the start of Monday's practice. Dressed in her school clothes, still wearing her winter jacket, Edwards bounced the ball to the rhythm of an inner beat.
Social networking for the furry set
Cynthia Frank is one of a growing number of pet owners using social
networking sites to show off their animals and connect with other pet
lovers. Since she and her husband separated, Frank can't be with her dog,
Scout, every day, but she can share news about her and get updates on
Dogbook, a third-party application of Facebook.
• Comforting others was in woman's DNA an extraordinary life
• gotta do it
• Pets on demand xxxxxxxxx
Ali chooses job over chance to marry Jake
Paige Wiser: Scary but true: While many companies offer sick leave, maternity leave
and paternity leave, there is still no official recognition for
reality-show leave. Our bachelor Jake learned this the hard way when
Ali, one of the final four, told him she'd been gone too long and had
to choose between him and her job.
• Bayonetta delivers action
• Travolta stars in 'From Paris with Love'
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