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•   Deven Ferber of Lombard (left) as Sherlock Holmes and Tom Viskocil of Woodridge as the King of Bohemia rehearse a scene for Wheaton Drama's "Sherlock Holmes: The Final Adventure". The show opens January 25 and plays through February 17 at Playhouse 111 in downtown Wheaton. Visit www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
•   See the Morton Arboretum from the open-air Acorn Express! Tram runs daily April 14 through October - weather permitting. Stock Photo
•   Guest speaker J.J. O'Connor, center, chats with PAL/Clearbrook supporters at the 16th annual PAL fundraiser. Clearbrook
•   The Village of Lombard celebrates Arbor Day with the planting of an Ivory Silk Japanese Lilac tree in honor of the late Village President William J. Mueller. Attending the ceremony was the Mueller Family and St. Pius X students and their families. Village of Lombard
•   Chaos reigns amongst the inhabitants of Armageddon, one of three haunts featured in Asylum Xperiment Haunted Attractions at the Odeum Expo in Villa Park. Mark Wedow
•   The Choral-aires Chorus placed second in the Community Teams category raising funds for breast cancer research last month, missing first place by only $25. The chorus raised $3,985 by the time the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure rolled around, with more donations still coming, surpassing their original goal of $3,000. The Choral-Aires has five current chorus members that either have, or have had, breast cancer. And this year, 2 of the team members discovered that their mothers have breast cancer, so they were walking on race day for their moms. One member of our team, Kara Gray, celebrated her 10 years without breast cancer this year. While not a Chorus member, she is the daughter of long-time member Martha Anderson, who also walked with the team on race day. Lindsey Herza
•   On Jan. 21, Elmhurst City Clerk Patty Spencer presented the Choral-Aires Chorus with a proclamation declaring January "Sweet Adelines Month." The Choral-Aires, an Elmhurst-based Sweet Adelines International chapter, is hosting Guest Nights each Monday in January from 6:45-9:45 pm at the Redeemer Lutheran Church Recreation Center as part of the SAI Global Open House event. Pictured, from left, are: Co-Director Bonnie Fedyski, Patty Spencer, Co-Director Amy Brinkman, and Chorus President Nancy Smith. Valerie Baxter
•   "Delightful and Delicious!"
  George and Sarah Naxera of Kildeer sample mouth-watering morsels from 20 local restaurants at Clearbrook's fourth annual "Around the World Food Tasting" on Oct. 16 at Arlington Toyota-Scion in Palatine. Proceeds from the event went to the 3,400 children and adults with autism, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and other developmental/intellectual disabilities that Clearbrook serves. Colleen Gallagher
•   The storm that failed to produce the first real measurable snow in Chicagoland did in fact strike with a vengeance just 90 miles north. Mocha is enjoy the first frolic in the 15 inches of snow that did come to light. Steve Chavez
•   Ben Tomy borrows a self-guided “Family Explorers Backpack” to enhance his experience in the Children’s Garden at The Morton Arboretum. Stock Photo
•   Emery Moorhead from the ’85 Chicago Bears (second from right) spins the roulette wheel for Clearbrook at their Spring Casino Night held on March 2 in Palatine. Moorehead was one of five former NFL players who volunteered at Clearbrook’s Spring Casino Night. Clearbrook
•   Gather Your Girlfriends for Martinis, Massages, and More: No kids. No men. Just women, wine, and golf.
  From left, Bonnie Newman, Carolyn Szaflik, Lori Runquist, and Tracy Baron show off their creative ensembles that won them "Best Dressed Foursome" at last year's Clearbrook Women's Classic Golf Outing. Colleen Gallagher
•   Clearbrook president Carl M. La Mell (center) chats with Newsapalooza creators, Grammy award winner, Richard Marx (left) and radio personality, Roe Conn. Newsapalooza is a rock & roll stage show, featuring Chicago media talents singing and/or playing instruments. This year's show benefitted Clearbrook. M. Samskhina
•   First- and second-graders at the Immanuel Lutheran School in Elmhurst enjoyed telling the Christmas story with residents at Greencastle Assisted Living. The students sang songs and recited Scripture. They also discussed the Advent wreath and illustrated pictures of it, and listened to "The Night Before Christmas" with the residents. What a wonderful opportunity to share Christ's love during this season. Mrs. Sandra Sheehan
•   Friday, April 12, 2013, Joey won the 139 lb Golden Glove Championship held at Cicero Stadium. He fought three (3) fights to get to this championship. Joey was also the 2011 Chicago Park District Champion and 2012 Junior Olympic Champion. Joey's trainers are his grandfather, former Illinois Attorney General and Golden Glove Champion Jim Ryan along with Joey's father John Ryan, also a former boxer Chicago Golden Gloves
•   A handful of local private ambulances have given resources to the East Coast to help out the preparation of Hurricane Sandy and Noreaster Storm Athena. Bless their hearts A-TEC Ambulance, Inc.
•   Alexandra Blomgren on the Right with Deborah’s Place Resident Pam Boyd
  December 12, 2012—Alexandra Blomgren of Oak Park recently helped spread some holiday cheer to residents of Deborah’s Place, a 184-unit housing facility in Chicago, as a way of helping to break the cycle of homelessness. Several Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) physicians’ wives and their friends served a holiday meal and distributed necessary toiletries and household items to the facility’s residents. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Spouses and Significant Others, is an organization with a goal of providing help to families in need. The MOR spouses also donated prizes for and ran the BINGO game for residents.
  
  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush was named the top orthopedic practice in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report.
  
  Deborah’s Place is Chicago’s largest provider of supportive housing exclusively for women and is recognized as an innovative leader among homeless service providers locally and nationally. Lisa Stafford
•   From Left to right: Juanita Brown (director of Deborah’s Place), Kari Levine, and Erica Sumner
  December 12, 2012—Juanita Brown (left) director of Deborah’s Place, a Chicago housing unit for homeless women, thanks Kari Levine (middle) and Erica Sumner, both of Elmhurst. Levine and Sumner helped spread some holiday cheer to residents of Deborah’s Place, a 184-unit housing facility in Chicago, as a way to help break the cycle of homelessness. Several Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) physicians’ wives and their friends served a holiday meal and distributed necessary toiletries and household items to the facility’s residents. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Spouses and Significant Others, is an organization with a goal of providing help to families in need. The MOR spouses also donated prizes for and ran the BINGO game for residents.
  
  Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush was named the top orthopedic practice in Illinois by U.S. News & World Report.
  
  Deborah’s Place is Chicago’s largest provider of supportive housing exclusively for women and is recognized as an innovative leader among homeless service providers locally and nationally. Lisa Stafford
•   Talented dancers ages 7-17 are invited to audition to be a part of the Moscow Ballet's annual production of "The Great Russian Nutcracker." Auditions will be held August 29, 2012, at the Southport Performing Arts Conservatory (SPACE) located at 3433-37 W. Peterson Ave., Chicago. Dancers must be no more than five feet tall and have had at least two years of ballet training. Registration required. $5 audition fee. For more information call 773-463-1220 or visit www.southportarts.com Moscow Ballet
•   Picture of newly crowned Ms. Wheelchair, Illinois
  Danielle Austin. She will be making her inaugural appearance at the EHLS Open House April 24 at 210 W Campus Drive, Suite B, Arlington Heights, and will be signing autographs and answering questions. Danielle Austin
•   Ray Strzewski and Kara Altman enjoy dancing at the Itasca Country Club on Friday. Bruce Flowers
•   NEDSRA Talent Show! March 21-22
  NEDSRA Actors & Actresses Bruce Flowers
•   NEDSRA Theater Show! March 21-22
  NEDSRA Actors & Actresses Bruce Flowers
•   Shine Performance, Rise Dance Center's youth performing company, is presenting its 2nd annual Holiday Revue at the Prairie Center for the Arts in Schaumburg on Saturday, December 15 at 2:00 & 7:00. With everything from ballet to hip hop, tap to jazz, there is something for everyone in this fun performance sure to delight audiences of all ages. Tickets are $15 each at www.risedancecenter.com. Pictured: Olivia Claussen Ashley Deran
•   The Honorable Secretary of State Jesse White (center, middle row) with Grandmaster Ki Hong Kim on his left and Grandmaster Kyung Ho Park on his right, along with the KH Kim Taekwondo Masters/Instructors, Staff and and Volunteers at the 10th KH Kim Taekwondo Tournament Opening Ceremony, Sunday, November 4th, 2012, at the Glen Ellyn Sports & Fitness Center, in honor of Grandmaster Kim's ultimate 9th Dan Black Belt Achievement. Heather Walters of JH Fusion Photography

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