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Suburbs provide warm welcome on second day of Komen walk
Daily Herald report
Aug 11, 2013 5:46 PM - The Chicago area's Susan G. Komen 3-Day walk received a warm welcome Saturday in Mount Prospect as it wound its way through several Northwest suburbs before walkers settled in at Maryville in Des Plaines for an overnight stay and the final leg to Soldier Field.
Historical museum offers metal detector class
Submitted by Arlington Heights Historical Museum
Aug 6, 2013 2:31 PM - Have you ever found something that looked really old while gardening in your yard or while walking through the woods. If you have, then you've probably wondered how it got there, and what other fragments of our past might lie hidden just inches under the ground we walk.
'Spectacular Now' a surprising, heartfelt teen romance
By Jocelyn Noveck
Aug 5, 2013 3:48 PM - "The Spectacular Now" is a pure gem of a teen romance graced with sparkling acting by its young leads, Miles Teller and Shailene Woodley, as high-school seniors falling awkwardly in love. Directed with a sure and sensitive touch by James Ponsoldt, the film breaks refreshingly with teen-romance formula and offers up lots of pleasant, quiet surprises.
U-46 teacher travels the globe to enhance her lessons
By Tara García Mathewson
Aug 5, 2013 1:25 PM - When Chris LaRue learned about grants for educational travel for teachers, it opened up a world for her -- literally. LaRue, a teacher in Elgin Area School District U-46's gifted academy, recently spent two weeks in Turkey. She has also visited China and Germany and she hopes to go to Japan next summer.
Des Plaines girl nets Wrigley Field appearance
Submitted by Des Plaines Park District
Aug 2, 2013 6:49 PM - This year, for the first time, a Des Plaines Park District Pitch, Hit & Run competitor, Maren Garnett, 12, advanced to the Team Championship Competition, held at Wrigley Field on June 23, where she took third place in her age group. "I was nervous, but unbelievably proud to have made it to Wrigley," Garnett said.
Palatine Park District offers licensed preschool program

Aug 2, 2013 6:43 PM - Palatine Park District offers a state-licensed preschool for children ages 3, 4 and 5, which provides a warm, accepting environment where learning is fun. Experienced teachers offer a variety of developmentally appropriate activities designed to help children learn and grow socially, emotionally, physically and intellectually. Opportunities are provided to allow each child to reach their potential. Creativity and curiosity are encouraged, helping to foster a love of learning in the students enrolled in the program.
Pottawatomie Garden Club Awards 2013 Scholarship
Karen Hansen
Aug 2, 2013 12:05 PM - The Pottawatomie Garden Club is proud to announce its 2013 college scholarship award winner.
Jury bungled Zimmerman case

Aug 2, 2013 9:56 AM - A Carpentersville letter to the editor: I've been reading with some confusion the letters concerning the George Zimmerman trial. Most of the letter writers' missives I've read in your paper have had a very loose grasp of the facts.
O'Halloran resigns; now who will take charge of Metra?
By Marni Pyke
Aug 2, 2013 9:27 AM - After weeks of pressure, Metra Board Chairman Brad O'Halloran has resigned. His departure adds to a leadership vacuum, with former Metra CEO Alex Clifford already gone after receiving an up-to-$718,000 severance package. "The first order of business is to gather things together and keep the railroad running," Vice Chairman Jack Partelow of Naperville said.
Green stain still shows on Lincoln Memorial
ssociated Press
Aug 2, 2013 8:59 AM - National Mall Superintendent Robert Vogel said the agency remains confident that all of the paint stain can be removed from the memorial."We're making good progress," he said, "and we will be there very soon."

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