Hockey official calls ’em as he sees ’em
Andy McElman, 41 Title: Linesman Employer: National Hockey League Salary range: $67,000-$152,000 Q. What are the linesmen's duties, and what are the referees' duties? A. Our duties are conducting the...
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That’s no dog on your hands, lady
The folks at the Lake County Animal Control shelter near Ivanhoe were a little alarmed. They were sending an abandoned arctic fox to live in northern Minnesota, where Cathy West...
Home, sweet barn
Jim and Sue Mikowski of Elburn are getting close to empty-nester status, so it was only natural that they'd want to downsize. But downsize into a barn? "Susie will go...
Saint branches out
Friends headed to Maureen Spradlin's home in unincorporated Sugar Grove don't need detailed directions anymore. "Just turn left at the statue," Spradlin said jokingly. The statue is an 8-foot-high carving...
Dear, I do! I do!
An illegal marriage may have worked on "I Love Lucy," but it was no laughing matter--at first--to Chad and Carrie Nass. The McHenry couple, both teachers, had planned their recent...
Haggis-hungry Scots pipe up for Robert Burns’ birthday
He was the Bruce Springsteen of his time in Scotland. And even though Robert Burns died in 1796, Scottish lads and lassies still unfurl the tartan and celebrate his birthday...
After 5 years, Ireland’s relationship with divorce seems to be working
When Ireland legalized divorce in 1997, proponents expected the divorce courts to be flooded. After all, there were 90,000 separated people on the island. Five years later there is a...
Children’s health museum puts focus on older kids
When the bosses at Health World Children's Museum looked around last year, they realized something was missing. Sure, the museum was a suburban success story, bringing in 1.2 million visitors...
You’ve still got your Weekends!
1 JEEPERS KEEPERS GATHER YOUR INTEREST Lots of kids are into collecting stuff, for profit or for fun. If you're in it for the cash, auction expert Leslie Hindman has...
Yuck it up
Wanna know the one big thing we learned from the new "Grossology" exhibit? It's totally possible to be grossed out and have tons of fun at the same time. "Grossology:...