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Huntley’s young historical society looks to grow before finding new home
Membership is trumping museums these days in the fledgling Huntley Historical Society.
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I-90 noise abatement talks move forward with village, tollway
Residents of Neighborhood 35 in far-south Sun City haven’t given up in their battle against traffic noise from the Interstate 90 tollway.
The residents got bad news a few months ago from the Illinois Tollway Authority regarding a requested sound barrier between the stretch of homes and I-90. However, they have gotten some better news recently from the ITA and the Village of Huntley. -
Sun City seeks surfers for Relay for Life team
A popular cliché about a person’s future dreams is, “find a cure for cancer.”
The truth is, our society is making significant progress toward finding a cure – one day, one fundraiser, one cancer survivor – at a time. -
Meeting held on end-of-life issues group
Do terminally ill patients have the right to decide when and how they will end their lives?
This intensely personal, highly emotional, and often controversial question was brought front and center before a small group in Sun City and other residents on May 14 at Fountain View Center. -
Kreutzer-ComEd power line dispute ends in home demoltion
The decade-long legal battle between the Kreutzer family of Huntley and Commonwealth Edison has ended. The final event was not in favor of the Kreutzer family.
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Major League Life
In Major League Baseball lore, legendary slugger Ted Williams was famous for not giving visitors to the Boston Red Sox clubhouse the time of day, even after he retired as a player. He rarely had much patience with autograph seekers, reporters, and photographers. Bob Campbell found a way, however, to surmount the superstar’s private wall. And he has a photo or two to prove it.
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One-of-a-kind sites just off the beaten path in Arizona
Think about Arizona and you probably think of the Grand Canyon, deserts, really hot weather, and maybe of the Hoover Dam and the gunfight at the OK Corral. But this fascinating state has much more to offer the visitor – things hidden in tiny towns, almost lost in the huge deserts, or buried deep within the frenetic activities in sprawling cities.
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Break-ins down; new burglars target abandoned homes
Though this winter has seen less burglar activity than recent years – there were 10 burglaries between January 2011 and May 2012 – all is not quiet on the crime front.
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Village business director sees more growth in Huntley’s future
Take a look at Huntley’s long-range comprehensive land use plan and imagine a future of change.
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Kreutzer Road extension work to start this spring
One way to know a town is growing up (or at least expanding) is when it builds a bypass off a main artery to relieve growing congestion at a major intersection.
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Sewing opportunity across continents
There’s a biblical passage that tugs at the heart of many persons: “Give, and it will be given to you, for whatever measure you deal out to others, it will be dealt out in return.”
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HHS girls’ basketball team makes school history
Huntley may be the only town in Illinois where a 55-plus active adult community and a large high school are very close next-door neighbors. Dozens of homes in the Del Webb community back up to the school’s sports complex or massive parking lots.
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CAM approval needed before Jameson’s moves on video gaming
Sun City residents and Jameson’s Restaurant were reminded last week that the eatery has another gate to pass through before installing video gaming machines.
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Kreutzer Road expansion begins this year
One way to know a town is growing up (or at least expanding) is when it builds a bypass off a main artery to relieve growing congestion at a major intersection.
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Snow and low temps can’t stop Cyclepaths
Bob Hinkle really, seriously likes to ride a bike. How seriously, you ask?
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Video gaming thrives at Village Inn – is Jameson’s next?
HUNTLEY – Video gaming has made a successful debut at Huntley’s Village Inn and may be coming to Jameson’s in Sun City later this year.
“We have video gaming now,” reads the huge hand-written notice on the Village Inn’s front window. Folks driving by on Main Street on the town square would have a hard time [...]
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Firm envisions repurposing old customer service building
SUN CITY – Back in the early days of Sun City, Del Webb set up a customer service center on Farm Hill Road on the eastern edge of the community.
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Getting along major theme of supervisor candidate forum
In 1850, when Grafton Town¬ship was founded, Thomas Stilwell Huntley was elected its first supervisor. According to the township website, he was “much loved and respected by residents.” Joy, friendly camaraderie, and a positive confidence in the township’s future abound¬ed, so say historians.
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Sun City’s 2013 budget a glimpse into priorities
The Sun City Community Association is completing a lengthy period of transition. Pulte Homes has completed its 15-year build-out of the approximately 5,400 dwelling units in Sun City
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Huntley Historical Society searching for a home
It may sound like a contradiction in terms, but the Huntley Historical Society is one of the newest and youngest organizations in the community. At three years old, the group has about 75 members, including businesses, couples, and individuals living throughout the Huntley community.
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Rehab facility for disabled going up in Huntley
Many inquiries have come to the Sun Day about the odd-shaped building being constructed next to Heritage Assisted Living at Regency Square and Farm Hill Roads, next to the Village of Huntley fire station.
The three-winged building, with the wings extending out in three directions from a central core, is being built by Deerpath Supportive Living Community and BMA Management LLC.
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Ron Tenggren, the man whom pins fear
It’s bowling night. It’s your favorite sport…join your best friends for friendly competition, relax and enjoy life for a few hours. You’re good enough at it so you can enjoy the competition and the camaraderie. If you have a good game or two and your team wins, it’s a bonus.
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Ho, Ho, HO Gauge
No mode of transportation has fascinated modern man as much as trains. Trains…trains…trains. They transformed the wild west into the noisy west. They spawned songs, musicals, poems, and story after story.
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In Euchre, socialization is part of any good hand
Euchre players really know how to party. When they pay their $5 annual dues, they are promised a regular weekly schedule of opportunities to play their favorite card game. They also are informed that every four to six weeks, they will have a party featuring an impressive array of food and beverage options.
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Sun City build-out nearly complete
More than 14 years after it was started, and more than four years later than planned, the Sun City build-out is nearly complete. All of the community’s home sites now have homes on them, but three of them remained to be sold, as of Dec. 10.
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Residents sound off on concerns over I-90 noise
Residents of Neighborhood 35 in far south Sun City knew they would be close to the Jane Addams I-90 Tollway when they bought their homes. Until this past summer, the audible traffic noise didn’t bother them.
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Turkey talk brings to mind appreciation of sports
My wife (I love her dearly, God bless her) says, “If nose-picking was a sport on TV, he’d watch it.” It’s her way of describing how much of a sports fanatic I am.
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Former photographer, cop shares historic memories
On Dec. 1, 1958, 92 children and 3 nuns died in the shocking fire at Our Lady of the Angels School in Chicago. Richard Holman was there. In early 1962, President John F. Kennedy visited Vandenberg Air Force Base in California during the height of the Cold War and the missile race with Russia. Richard Holman was there.
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First, biggest phase of parking lot project near completion
When the Prairie Lodge parking lot renovation project is completed next spring, there will be more handicapped-accessible spaces, more golf cart spaces, and more than 720 total spaces. That’s over 150 more than are available now.
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With new president, Sun City Historians have a future
For nearly eight years, the Sun City Historians Club was very busy discussing and learning about the world’s best-known historical events. Earlier this year, they discovered that they needed to give more attention to their own history.
