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Wheaton walks aims to stamp out Huntington’s disease

Dave and Susie Hodgson each lost a spouse to Huntington’s disease. Now married to each other, the Sandwich couple organizes the TEAM HOPE-Walk for a Cure to benefit the Illinois chapter of the Huntington’s Disease Society of America.

May 16, 2012 6:00 AM

Dave and Susie Hodgson know the stats as well as anyone: Huntingtons disease usually strikes adults in their 30s or 40s; one in 10,000 Americans has Huntingtons; none will survive. But what the Sandwich couple knows better than most is what those stats mean in the everyday life of a Huntingtons sufferer and his or her family. Dave and Susie each lost a spouse to Huntingtons.

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Roselle vet to see WWII Memorial

May 15, 2012 3:06 PM

World War II Navy veteran and longtime Roselle resident Ed Obrochta will soon be joining 95 other veterans on a once in a lifetime trip. On Wednesday, May 23, Obrochta will be flying to Washington, D.C., to visit the Worl War II Memorial and tour other sites of interest in our nations capital.

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Palatine HS band will end year at the Nixon Library

Members of the Palatine High School Symphonic Band play their final home concert of the year.

May 16, 2012 6:00 AM

The Palatine High School Symphonic Band had a distinguished narrator in WGN Radio's Orion Samuelson for their piece "To Heal A Nation" at a recent concert. They'll have an equally distinguished narrator over the Memorial Day Weekend -- Edward Nixon, the late president's younger brother.

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Bob Woodward joins local judge at Elmhurst College

May 15, 2012 3:05 PM

Journalist and author Bob Woodward will join Judge William Bauer to discuss "Truth and Justice in America" during an appearance May 17 at Elmhurst College. The event, part of the school's Democracy Forum, is free.

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Geneva fifth-graders bring a fairy tale to life

Cinderella, played by Mikaela Hall, is talked down to by her evil stepsisters and stepmother (from left: Aysha Kirkwood, Tiera Hamilton and Cheyenne Ianno) during the Harrison Street School’s fifth-grade production of “Twinderella” in Geneva Friday.

May 15, 2012 11:29 AM

Who says you can't get into show business at a young age? Fifth-graders from Harrison Street School in Geneva recently performed "Twinderella," a version of "Cinderella." The 42 students were involved with all aspects of the stage experience, including lights, sound and sets, as well as acting, singing and dancing.

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Why are ladybugs called ladies, even if they're not?

Courtesy of Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum Ladybugs eat agricultural pests, play important role in our ecosystem.

May 15, 2012 11:33 AM

Second-graders in Rachel Boehm's class at Hawthorn Elementary School North in Vernon Hills asked, "Why are ladybugs called ladies if they are aren't ladies?" These beautiful hard-coated insects, typically red with black spots, are an important part of our ecosystem. There are male ladybugs and female ladybugs. Most likely the name is an Old English reference to the Virgin Mary, who was depicted in early paintings wearing a red cloak.

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DuPage group tackles human services reform with heart

Candace King has served as executive director of the DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform since it formed in 1995.

May 15, 2012 3:35 PM

In this season of election year politicking and budget-cutting, Candace King, executive director of the DuPage Federation on Human Services Reform, has a message she hopes elected officials and the general public can hear. "Our community would be a lot better off if we invested in supports for vulnerable populations," she said. "There are hungry children and I dont think we should have hungry children in DuPage County."

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Elmhurst man named a Red Cross hero

Mark Dyer has responded to disasters around the world and helped bring shelter to people made homeless by natural and man-made catastrophes.

May 15, 2012 3:31 PM

Mark Dyer of Elmhurst, a volunteer wih ShelterBox, received the Diasaster Relief Award at the 10th annual American Red Cross of Greater Chicago Heroes Breakfast for his work in responding to castrophies around the world.

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Clearbrook Women’s Golf Classic offers martinis, massages and more

Updated May 15, 2012 3:05 PM

On Monday, June 11, Clearbrook will host the 11th Annual Womens Classic Golf Outing. This unique event, created by women for women,...

The parade must go on in Dundee Township

Updated May 15, 2012 11:31 AM

The rain will have a harder time stopping Dundee Townships Memorial Day parade this year. If thunder crashes and lightning flashes as...

Elgin church celebrates 175th anniversary with organ concert, Heritage Walk

Posted May 15, 2012 3:04 PM

On Sunday, May 20, join First United Methodist Church for its 175th Anniversary Organ Concert and Heritage Walk. The Heritage Walk will start at 1 p.m. and continue...

Elgin veterans want to add waterfront access to memorial

Posted May 15, 2012 8:14 AM

The Elgin Veterans Memorial Park Phase II Committee, in cooperation with the city of Elgin, recently...

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Congress Parkway bridge reopened

The Congress Parkway bridge between Canal and Wells is better than new after a mammoth rebuild.

Finally, some construction relief even as the road work season gears up. The Congress Parkway bridge reopens after two years of excruciating backups.

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‘Drano bill’ heads to governor

A proposal that would eliminate the need for customers to provide identification and sign a registration log when purchasing common household drain cleaners, pesticides and paints from retailers is in the hands of Gov. Pat Quinn.

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Obama ads highlight cozy campaign-super PAC links

President Barack Obama speaks in the White House in Washington last week. An independent group with deep ties to the president’s re-election campaign rolled out a TV ad assailing Mitt Romney over business practices at Bain Capital just 24 hours after Obama himself opened the same line of attack.

An independent group with deep ties to President Barack Obamas re-election campaign launched a television ad Tuesday hitting Mitt Romneys business practices at Bain Capital, just 24 hours after Obamas team debuted its own ad attacking the GOP candidates work at the private...

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