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Fox Valley's ties to Underground Railroad

By Roald Haase special to the beacon news — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

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.

Skin condition ichthyosis isnt just a surface problem

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

The genetic skin disease ichthyosis, taken from the Greek root for fish, is aptly named. It slows or inhibits the skin's natural shedding process, making it dry, rough and scaly. In some forms, it causes the rapid production of skin cells.

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Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Saturday, Oct. 11

Hot buttered cinema

Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Like Romeo and Juliet, Sonny and Cher, beer and pizza, and chocolate and peanut butter, movies and popcorn are a couple that forever will be linked.

Hopper's sets the table for lovers of BBQ

By MATT DeSILVA Special to The Sun — Wed, 8 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Cool autumn nights make some foods taste even better. Hopper's Bar-B-Que serves up slow-cooked specialties basted in homemade sauces, and it's located just 10 minutes west of downtown St. Charles in Wasco's growing Campton Crossing shopping center.

Marmion Academy priest spent 3 months in Iraq

By RICK HOLINGER For The Beacon News — Sun, 5 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

The Iraq War is not popular. That doesn't mean good things don't happen there. Last spring, before Fr. Paul Weberg deployed to Iraq for three months as a U.S. Army chaplain, I'd see him after school -- tall and thin enough to be mistaken for a marathoner -- running on the Marmion Academy track.

A nutritional standout is in your roots

BY SUSAN FRICK CARLMAN Sun-Times News Group — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

It's an annual earthly rite: the ripening of the land's hidden treasures. And now is the time to make the most of it. Farmers are digging out an abundant root-vegetable harvest and bringing it to area farm stands and farmers markets, where consumers can pick up a rainbow of flavors, textures and nutritional pedigrees.

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Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Sunday, Oct. 5

Tri-Cities tour looks at memorable architecture

By Linda Girardi special to the sun — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

The timeless native hornbeam tree with cat scratch bark leading to the front walk of the Oscar Wilson House, circa 1912, is a sure giveaway of something magnificent.

Sundae smackdown

By Linda Girardi Special to the sun — Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Forget about the debates, presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain will be having an ice cream sundae duel that will be yummy in your tummy.

Rodgers and Hammerstein revue at Noble Fool

Wed, 1 Oct 2008 04:00 CST

Some Enchanted Evening: The Songs of Rodgers and Hammerstein, being presented by the Noble Fool Theatricals at Pheasant Run Resort in St. Charles, is just that: an enchanting evening of song and entertainment.

10 questions with a Pace bus driver

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Mia Rice remembers the days when neighborhoods weren't so crowded and traffic had yet to clog so many streets. But somehow, her job as a Pace Suburban Bus driver through the Fox Valley, still manages to relax her after more than seven years, and 100 miles of driving daily, she says.

Wheaton Franciscans to host Earth Summit

Sun-Times News Group — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

The Wheaton Franciscan campus is one of 50 sites around the world -- and the only location in Illinois -- to be selected to host Earth Summit 2008.

'Vettes and vets

By ROMI HERRON Special to The Sun — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

ST. CHARLES TOWNSHIP -- The Kane County Sheriff's Department hosted a Charity Car and Motorcycle Show Sunday, raising $3,050 in sponsorships and more than $1,600 in registration proceeds to benefit the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Chapter in Aurora.

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Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Saturday, Sept. 27

Good old-fashioned cider

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Talk about creating something the old-fashioned way.

Send us your Scarecrow Festival memories

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Do you have some favorite memories of the St. Charles Scarecrow Festival?

Illinois: Land of Leaders

By LORI RACKL Chicago Sun-Times — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

If Barack Obama is elected president, he'll be the country's fourth head honcho to have called Illinois home.

Where to go

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Date Book

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

For Elburn couple, making cider is a passion

Fri, 19 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

Talk about creating something the old-fashioned way. Gould Cider Mill in Elburn was started in 1883. "Our commercial press runs off flat belts powered with a tractor," said Tom Gould, whose grandfather, dad and uncle bought the machine in 1943 and moved it to Elburn.

St. Gall to celebrate pastor's 40th anniversary

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

St. Gall Parish will celebrate the 40th anniversary of Rev. Karl Ganss, its pastor, at 11 a.m. Sept. 21, Route 47, Elburn.

Moose Lodge fair to benefit H.E.L.P.

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 04:00 CST

The St. Charles Moose and Mooseheart kids will host a Family Fun Fair on Sept. 20 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the St. Charles Moose Lodge, west of Randall Road on Route 38.