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The snow stack is nearly ten feet high and still frozen solid. “It was 80 plus degrees yesterday, and the pile never budged an inch,” said Jim Stepp, who co-owns Advanced Auto and Truck repairs across the street. For years, he and partner, Rod Knesper, have turned the steadfast stack’s persistence into a contest, which remains open from Jan. 1 to April 15. This year, there is no entry fee. Whoever guesses the closet melt date wins $100 cash and a $500 donation to their charity of choice,...

Updated 4/27/2021 5:01 PM The temperature reached well into the 80s Tuesday, but those hoping to win a $100 prize by estimating when a pile of snow in Palatine will melt will have to wait longer. The snow comes from the top of a public parking deck off Colfax Street in Palatine, which is cleared by village crews, and sits untouched until it melts.   For at least a decade, Advanced Auto and Truck Repair, across the street, has made a game of it, asking employees and customers to guess the date ...

20 Apr 2021 Monday on Fox News Channel’s “Tucker Carlson Tonight,” host Tucker Carlson reacted to Rep. Maxine Waters’ (D-CA) remarks suggesting protesters in Minnesota take a “more confrontational” approach. Carlson explained Waters has a history of playing a role in civil unrest that could not be ignored. Transcript as follows: CARLSON: Closing arguments in Officer Derek Chauvin’s murder trial just concluded in the State of Minnesota. Now, Americans have heard quite a bit about G...

Left-wing activist Kim Brown said she supports the looting of American business in the name of racial justice.

1965 Austin-Healey Sprite with a Turbo Mazda 1.6 L Inline-Four This 1965 Austin-Healey Sprite called “The Mite” sold on Bring a Trailer for $30,000. The car is powered by a turbocharged Mazda 1.6 L B6ZE inline-four built by Heldenberg’s Advanced Auto in Leesburg, Georgia. It features Wiseco 9:1 forged piston, Eagle rods, 3-angle valve job, upgraded valve springs, 550 cc injectors, custom exhaust manifold, and Electromotive TEC ECU. The motor makes 262 hp and 247 lb-ft of torque to the whe...

Adobe Stock Images A reputed Latin King has been charged with murdering a teenager on the South Side in what authorities described as a random act of violence possibly triggered by the alleged gunman’s mood. It’s unclear why Leonard Johnson fired his gun on Oct. 12, killing 19-year-old Cody Davis. But Johnson had been fighting with his ex-girlfriend via text messages and perhaps “just having a really bad day,” Cook County prosecutors said Monday. “Apparently something set him off to ...

Barefoot suspect steals car from 7-Eleven parking lot, police say Man did not clarify why he was not wearing shoes, according to authorities Tags:  David Morin, 38, is facing a grand theft auto charge after police stay he stole an SUV barefoot. (Copyright 2020 by WKMG ClickOrlando - All rights reserved.) BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A grand theft auto suspect is behind bars after Cocoa police say he stole a car from a 7-Eleven parking lot. Police were called Monday to the convenience store at 947 ...

To the editor: When we started our mask project back in March, there wasn’t much availability locally. Well, here we are 7,000 plus masks delivered to our baskets around town. We wanted to say a public “thank you” to the following: Rainbow Lake, Gabriels, and Saranac Lake post offices, Kinney Drug Store Saranac Lake, Dollar General, Coakley Hardware, Advanced Auto, Dollar Tree, Lake Flower Mobil, Go Fish, Aldi, Fusion Market, Nori’s, Tops Market, Stewart’s Shops and Aubuchon Hardw...