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The first photo of Sen. Mark Kirk was released Tuesday, three months after the Illinois Republican suffered a stroke. (Handout) (Office of Sen. Mark Kirk / April 24, 2012)

First photo of U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk since stroke is released

April 24 at 11:27 a.m.

More than three months after he suffered a large stroke, Sen. Mark Kirk was shown in a photo released today by the Rehabilitation Institute of … Read more ›

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From the community

Villarreal Scholarships Touch Graduates' Lives in Many Ways

By Juli Schatz | April 23 at 9:42 a.m.

Since 2007, the Dustin Villarreal Memorial Scholarship has made attending college a little easier for 12 Geneva High School graduates. The honor that five of … Read more ›

Kim and Khloe Kardashian blow kisses to the crowd at Sears April 20. (Heather Leszczewicz/TribLocal)

Kim and Khloe Kardashian come to town

By Heather Leszczewicz | April 20 at 8:35 p.m.

It was a madhouse at the Woodfield Mall Sears April 20 when reality TV stars Kim and Khloe Kardashian, along with their mother Kris Jenner, … Read more ›

James Zimmerman with a new Illinois state record walleye. Photo courtesy IL DNR
From the community

Pecatonica gives up 2nd state record Walleye

By Don Dziedzina | March 13 at 1:47 p.m.

It wasn’t that long ago when there was a lot of talk about a new state record walleye being caught. On January 7th of this … Read more ›

Mike Iaconelli with two big tournament bass. Photo by BASS and Rob Russow
From the community

Is it Ike’s turn?

By Don Dziedzina | Feb. 19 at 10:03 a.m.

After a year of fishing in a variety of tournaments across the nation, 49 of the best anglers will finally compete in the 2012 Bassmaster … Read more ›

From the community

Chad Repp of Woodstock Wins Top Honors for Sales and Customer Service at Verizon Wireless’ National President’s Cabinet

By Rebecca Eckhart | Feb. 17 at 2:25 p.m.

Verizon Wireless has named Chad Repp, Manager Solutions Architect in Schaumburg, Ill., to the company’s prestigious President’s Cabinet. The honor is reserved for those ranking … Read more ›

Alex Mamantov, Director of Inpatient Programs at HPNI, Dr. Brain Sager, Mayor of Woodstock, Sarah Bealles, HPNI Interim Chief Executive Officer; Betty McKillip, Mchenry County Advisory Council, Hal Stinespring, President, Hospice Foundation, and Kat Slater, HPNI Volunteer, cut the ribbon at the Re-Grand Opening of the Woodstock Hospice Home.
From the community

HPNI Celebrates Re-Grand Opening of Woodstock Hospice Home

By Lisa Encarnacion | Jan. 19 at 12:45 p.m.

The New Year offered Hospice and Palliative Care of Northeastern Illinois (HPNI) two reasons to celebrate: 2012 marks the 30 year anniversary of the agency’s … Read more ›

Nick Tassoni (left) with his father David and Nick’s state-record walleye (ILDNR Photo)
From the community

Teen catches new Illinonis State Record Walleye

By Don Dziedzina | Jan. 11 at 2:55 p.m.

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources reported this afternoon that a 15 year old boy from Rockford caught a new State Record walleye. On January … Read more ›

Don Dziedzina with some nice bluegills caught through the ice.
From the community

Ice Fishing will come

By Don Dziedzina | Dec. 15, 2011 at 8:29 p.m.

The cold blast the swept across the Midwest brought some ice to the many or our smaller ponds in northern Illinois and to the channels … Read more ›

Don Dziedzina, his daughter Lisa and their hunting partner Wager
From the community

Why do we hunt?

By Don Dziedzina | Dec. 1, 2011 at 6:19 p.m.

We’re well into the hunting season. Many of us have done well so far and yet many are also looking forward to see how the … Read more ›

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