No love for the ill-mannered cowbird
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Aug 2, 2013 12:40 PM - One of the most interesting birds around is also among the most disliked. I speak of the villainous brown-headed cowbird. Understandably, birders are critical of the cowbird, a brood parasite that deposits its eggs in other birds' nests. This makes child-rearing difficult or worse for the host species.
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Entries for Women's Art Exhibition at Oakton due Aug. 8Aug 1, 2013 11:39 AM - Female professional artists time is running out to submit entries in all media to Oakton Community College for "Bodies by Design: Modification, Coercion, and Resistance." This juried art exhibition, co-sponsored by the Koehnline Museum of Art and Women's and Gender Studies at Oakton, will run Oct. 3-25. Entries are due by Thursday, Aug. 8. There is no fee.
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Batavia church member uses sign language to help others connect
Jul 31, 2013 3:52 PM - Sammi King talks with Pat Quast, who teaches sign language at Bethany Lutheran Church in Batavia so all members can communicate with the hearing-impaired people who attend the church.
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Preserve the right to protect ourselvesJul 30, 2013 5:26 PM - An Arlington Heights letter to the editor: Do people have a right to protect life and property? That was the very principle the nation was founded upon. Should they be allowed to live in gated communities with the expectation that their privacy is respected? How much violence are they required to accept until they act?
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Riverwoods group has low-cost cat adoption for seniorsJul 27, 2013 4:06 PM - Feline Friends for Seniors is an adoption program designed to help senior adults afford the initial costs of taking on an adult cat as a pet. On Wednesdays, at Orphans of the Storm, any senior, age 65 or older, may select an adult cat, or two, and Orphans of the Storm will waive the $90 adoption fee and reduce the vaccination fee to $60 covering rabies, tag fee, distemper, microchip, fecal exam, well pet exam and spay or neuter. -
Source: Hawks to reward Quenneville with new dealJul 27, 2013 10:41 AM - After leading the Blackhawks to two Stanley Cup championships in the last four seasons, coach Joel Quenneville will be rewarded with a contract extension Friday at a news conference to open the team's sixth annual convention, according to a source. Quenneville's .652 winning percentage during the regular season is the best in franchise history. He is 45-28 in the playoffs. -
Keeping it all in the soccer familyJul 26, 2013 11:21 PM - Mike Magee walked into the Chicago Fire's Toyota Park locker room after last Saturday's 4-1 victory against D.C. United and went looking for another score. -
Cubs get 21-year-old pitcher for SorianoJul 26, 2013 4:04 PM - Alfonso Soriano's Cubs career has come to an end. An anonymous source has told USA Today that the deal with the New York Yankees has been completed and awaits final approval from MLB officials. Soriano flew to New York, according to the report, and is expected to be in the lineup for Friday's Yankees game. The Cubs, who are expected to pay the bulk of Soriano's salary, said late Friday that acquired a 21-year-old pitcher, Corey Black, for Soriano. -
Arlington Heights holds biannual goals meetingJul 26, 2013 11:03 AM - Arlington Heights officials met this week to discuss their goals and vision for the village over the next few years. The village board laid out a plan including several big picture topics to focus on, as well as smaller objectives of how to get there,
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Mexican-American Artist Alberto Paniaya Celebrates Elements in NatureJul 26, 2013 10:37 AM - Capturing the elements of nature that are sometimes missed in everyday life, Alberto Paniaya's paintings celebrate the wonder of God's creation and focus on the earth, sky and micro-organisms that evoke a sense of mystery and fragility related to life itself. His exhibit, "Elements Time Line," will be on display August 1 -- 31, 2013 at Gallery 200, 200 Main Street, West Chicago.
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