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  1. Public safety initiative encourages fire safety during holidays

    Wednesday Nov 25 | Daily Chronicle

    ... stations, because those stations – including firehouses in DeKalb, Genoa-Kingston, Kirkland, Maple Park, Somonauk and Sycamore – are taking part in the Red Wreath program. The public safety initiative is intended to raise awareness of ...

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    Related Topix: Fire, DeKalb, IL, Kingston, IL, Maple Park, IL, Kirkland, IL

  2. Area Girls Basketball Roundup: Albarran leads Lady IrishRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | Morris Daily Herald

    Vanessa Albarran scored 17 points and pulled down 15 rebounds - 10 on the offensive glass - to lead Seneca to a 38-28 victory late Friday night over Plano at the Somonauk Lady Bobcat Basketball Breakout Tournament.

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  3. Area roundup: Oswego girls defeat ElginRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 22 | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... added nine points. Seneca 38, Plano 28 -- Jordan Eaves scored nine points for the Reapers in Friday action at the Somonauk Tournament. DeKalb 49, Yorkville 10 Wheaton Academy 57, Sandwich 31 Newark 38, Aurora Central 31 Immaculate Conception 57, ...

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  4. Humes dies Friday morning

    Saturday Nov 21 | Daily Chronicle

    Somonauk assistant baseball coach Tim Humes' battle with liver cancer ended on Friday morning.

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    Related Topix: High School Basketball, Illinois High School Basketball News, Sandwich, IL, Big Rock, IL

  5. Insect Instruction

    Thursday Nov 19 | The Times

    First-graders at James R. Wood Elementary School in Somonauk just wrapped up a unit on insects.

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  6. Prep Roundup: Cardona paces Chargers' girls hoops to winRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | Kane Co. Chronicle

    SOMONAUK – Jacqui Cardona connected from long range and took the ball inside when she had to Thursday night.

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  7. Area roundupRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 19 | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... a 645 series. Thursday's events Girls basketball -- Plainfield South at Oswego, 7; Plano, Aurora Central, Newark, Somonauk, Sandwich at Somonauk Tournament; Indian Creek at Rockford Christian Tournament; Kaneland at East Aurora, 7:15; Oswego East at ...

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  8. in the Service - ShawRead the original story

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Times

    ... physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions and core values. He is the son of David and Tina Shaw of Somonauk and is a 2008 graduate of Somonauk High School.

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  9. IVCC students debate death penalty

    Wednesday Nov 18 | The Times

    ... brutal murder. Dugan was sentenced to death in La Salle County for the 1985 murder of Melissa Ackerman of Somonauk. Former Gov. George Ryan commuted Dugan's and 166 other Death Row inmates as one of his last acts before leaving office in 2003. At ...

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    Related Topix: Death Penalty, La Salle, IL, La Salle County, IL, Prison

  10. Area roundup: Grayslake North edges Oswego EastRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... points to lead IMSA. Batavia 66, Earlville 12 -- Sami Villarreal's 11 points paced Batavia. Wheaton Academy 60, Somonauk 23 Men's basketball Waubonsee 83, Olivet Nazarene 76 -- Derrick Pryor led the Chiefs with 15 points while Torrien Minor added 14 ...

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  11. Lady Irish close out Somonauk lateRead the original story

    Tuesday Nov 17 | Morris Daily Herald

    Right after Somonauk took its first lead of the game Monday evening, the Seneca Lady Irish closed with a flourish and put away the Lady Bobcats.

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  12. Benefit set for HumesRead the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | Daily Chronicle

    At 6-foot-5 and 250 pounds, Tim Humes has been quite an imposing force since he stepped onto the Somonauk High School varsity baseball diamond as an assistant coach three years ago.

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    Related Topix: Illinois High School Sports, High School Sports

  13. 'A nice nucleus'Read the original story

    Monday Nov 16 | 301 Moved Permanently

    ... at the frosh-soph level," Skelton said. "We will have to wait and see how that translates to the varsity game." Somonauk Coach: Eric Roberts 2008-09 record: 6-21 overall Postseason advancement: Lost in regional semifinal. Top returners: Audrey ...

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  14. What does Dugan case say about justice?Read the original story

    Saturday Nov 14 | The Times

    ... Nicarico of Naperville. On June 2, 1985, before he was tied to the Nicarico attack, he left a scar on the town of Somonauk - in our backyard. He grabbed 7-year-old Melissa Ackerman off a street in that small town and drove away with her. An ...

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    Related Topix: La Salle County, IL, Violent Crime, Naperville, IL

  15. Dugan Suspected in Up to Four Other MurdersRead the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | WMAQ-TV

    ... if he killed others. Dugan has been convicted of three murders -- he confessed to killing Melissa Ackerman, 7, of Somonauk in 1985, and Donna Schnorr, 27, of Geneva in 1984. He is serving life sentences for those but Birkett suspects that he could ...

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    Related Topix: Violent Crime, Criminal Defense Law, Law, Dupage County, IL

  16. Jail 11-14-09Read the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The Times

    ... day of processing: Diamond L. Barr, 19, 228 Tonti St., La Salle, Thursday. Richard A. Hatton, 20, 56 Clarece Trail, Somonauk, Thursday. Kristine B. Klostermann, 34, 300 Second St. Upper Apt., La Salle, Thursday. Michael F. Workman, 21, 208 1/2 E. ...

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    Related Topix: La Salle County, IL, La Salle, IL

  17. Somonauk students receive lesson in handwashingRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The Times

    Valley West Community Hospital recently visited the students at James R. Wood Elementary School in Somonauk to educate them on the importance of proper hand washing.

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  18. Did Dugan kill even more?Read the original story

    Friday Nov 13 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... murder, to which Dugan pleaded guilty July 28, he confessed in 1985 to the murders of Melissa Ackerman, 7, of Somonauk in 1985, and Donna Schnorr, 27, of Geneva in 1984. He is serving life sentences for those crimes. Dugan long has been suspected of ...

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    Related Topix: Dupage County, IL, Death Penalty, Prison, Kane County, IL

  19. in the Service - PasseroRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 12 | The Times

    ... armed and unarmed combat and field maneuvers and tactics. Passero is the son of Andrew J. and Deborah E. Passero of Somonauk and is a 2009 graduate of Sandwich High School.

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    Related Topix: US Army, US Military, Fort Sill

  20. Timeline of Dugan case

    Wednesday Nov 11 | Chicago Sun-Times

    ... 8, 1985: Brian Dugan's lawyer indicates his client, charged with the rape and murder of Melissa Ackerman, 7, of Somonauk, also is Jeanine's lone killer. Dugan is sentenced to life in prison for the murders of Melissa and Donna Schnorr, 27, of Geneva ...

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    Related Topix: Naperville, IL, Violent Crime, Aurora, IL, Criminal Defense Law, Law

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