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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, donated by the auto shop. “My guess this year is July 14,” said Stepp. The snow bank is the hig...

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 the snow pile will melt and be gone. That day typically comes in June, and warm days don't make much...

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 George Floyd over the last year and formed their own opinions, but most still cannot say with any spe...

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 wheels on 91 octane fuel and 20 psi of boost from a Garrett TB03 turbocharger. Behind the motor sits a ...