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Bob Weber: EPA doesn't blow smoke; it pulls plates
Q : I am under the hobnail boot of oppression from the Illinois vehicle emissions testing program and am as burned out as the check-engine light on my wife's 2001 VW Cabrio.
English country dance group: Dances are offered from 2 to 5 p.m. one Sunday of each month at the Kuhn Barn in Fermilab's Village, Sauk and Batavia roads, Batavia.
The BNSF Railway's former Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe mainline....
The BNSF Railway's former Atchinson, Topeka & Santa Fe mainline. Willow Springs Illinois USA.
Naper Squares: Dance at 7:45 p.m. May 16. At Naperville Central High School, 440 W. Aurora Ave., Naperville. via Wheaton Sun
Man Charged In Deadly East Lakeview Hit-And-Run
A west suburban man has been charged with reckless homicide after he allegedly hit and killed a woman with his rented truck in the East Lakeview neighborhood, and kept driving. via Cbs2chicago.com
Rocky LaPorte: Comedian will perform with WGN radio host Steve Cochran Patty Vasquez and Tim Clue at 7 p.m. May 10 at the Rialto Square Theatre, 15 E. Van Buren St., Joliet. via Wheaton Sun
Festival Orchestra: May 31. The all-volunteer group is now accepting player applications from adults and teens. via Lincoln-Way Sun
Rocky LaPorte: Comedian will perform with WGN radio host Steve Cochran Patty Vasquez and Tim Clue at 7 p.m. May 10 at the Rialto Square Theatre, 15 E. Van Buren St., Joliet. via Homer Sun
Homer Glen man charged with drunken driving in crash that killed 1, injured 3 others
“Twenty-four years together was too short.”
A Homer Glen man was charged Monday with drunken driving in a car crash that killed an Orland Park man and injured the driver and three others Sunday near Willow Springs, authorities said. via Chicago Tribune
One Dead, Four Injured in Rollover
“Their injuries were definitely serious”
A man died and four people with him were seriously injured in a rollover crash Sunday morning. via WBBM-AM Chicago
Mr. Walter Olahnovich, 99, died Friday, March 28, 2008. He was born in Latvia July 6, 1908. via Oceana's Herald-Journal
Comedy Comedy at the Roundhouse: Showtimes are 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 8 p.m. Saturdays. via Homer Sun
Comedy Comedy at the Roundhouse: Regular showtimes are 8:30 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 8 p.m. Saturdays . via Wheaton Sun
Valentine's dance: Willowbrook Ballroom is planning an evening of dining and dancing at its annual Valentine's Day event on Feb. via Suburban Chicago News
Chicago police officer found fatally shot
A death investigation is being conducted Wednesday after a veteran Chicago police officer was found fatally shot in his car in a west suburban cemetery. via Chicago Sun-Times
Authorities say Chicago police officer may have killed self
Cook County sheriff's police Wednesday were investigating whether a Chicago police officer found dead at a cemetery near Willow Springs shot himself. via Chicago Tribune
Winter Dance Party brings back days of rock 'n' roll
“My father was a one-of-a-kind original. I am not trying to be him. What I do is a tribute to my father and it seems to work out fine. Everywhere we go, we get great fan reaction and positive response”
It's been called the day the music died -- the day in 1959 when a plane crash killed musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and The Big Bopper. via The Highland Park News
Spots to headbang, jitterbug or laugh in your new year
On The Town's weekly roundup of 5 activities spanning the leisure spectrum. 1. KID'S NEW YEAR'S EVE BASH Kids always get the shaft when it comes to New Year's Eve. via Chicago Tribune
Country and western: Classes run from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursdays. At New Lenox Veterans of Foreign Wars, 323 Old Hickory Road. via Bolingbrook Sun
Mom Teaching Son 'Lesson' Charged With Endangerment
A Willow Springs woman, hoping to teach her 6-year-old son a lesson, is facing a charge of child endangerment after leaving him at Westfield Chicago Ridge Mall, police said. via NBC Channel 5