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Historic home tour shows strength in community

By Hany Abdel | October 27, 2013

The Sycamore History Museum had locals bustling Saturday for the Historic Homes Tour during the 52nd annual Pumpkin Fest.The annual tour’s theme for this year was the Movers and Shakers of Sycamore, and it featured six of Sycamore’s oldest homes,...

Saving research connected to Open Access Week

By Hany Abdel | October 24, 2013

With advancements in technology, digital formats are subject to media obsolesce and bit rot, rendering information irretrievable, as an Open Access Week speaker addressed Wednesday.Jaime Schumacher, director of the Digital POWRR Project, said digital...

Zombies limp through 5K

By Hany Abdel | October 20, 2013

Hopkins Park was the site of a zombie apocalypse this weekend.Clinton Rosette Middle School, 650 N. First St., hosted its second annual Run for Your Life 5K Sunday morning. Runners had to escape the clutches of zombies chasing after them. Zombies were...