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•   Garrett Ard and Lisa Dawn Foertsch rehearse for Wheaton Drama's special Broadway musical revue, "Broadway Ballot". Performances are Aug. 17-19 at Playhouse 111. Tickets and information at http://www.wheatondrama.org Steven Merkel
•   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
•   Children in the preschool and Funtime Junction childcare programs at Villa Park's Recreation Department recently hosted an Art Fair showcasing their work for family and friends. Brogan of Villa Park proudly shows off one of his creations. Villa Park Recreation
•   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
•   Within 30 minutes of the construction fencing being removed, there were more than 30 kids enjoying the new playground installed at Community Park, located at 120 E. Oak Street in Addison. Deb Pfaff
•   "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
•   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
•   Villa Park Recreation holds free montly Movie in the Gym nights at the Iowa Community Center, 338 N. Iowa. Come out with lawn chairs and blankets and watch family friendly movies on the big screen. Movies start at 7 pm. Concessions and pizza available for purchase. The next movie night is Friday, February 15 showing Brave. Villa Park Recreation
•   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
•   Villa Park Recreation's recent Halloween Happenings gave area kids a fun way to trick or treat from one spooky outdoor scene to another. Janet Vargas
•   Villa Park Recreation's recent Halloween Happenings gave kids the opportunity to trick or treat at spooky outdoor scenes then kids and families went indoors to make scarecrows. Janet Vargas
•   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.
•   From left, Pam Boyd, resident of Deborah's Place; Margaret Nicholson, Western Springs resident; and Stephanie Hooker, resident of Deborah's Place
  Dec. 12 .Margaret Nicholson of Western Springs served a holiday meal and distributed necessary toiletries and household items to help break the cycle of homelessness for women at Deborah's Place, a 184-unit housing facility in the Chicago area. Nicholson was one of several Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush (MOR) physicians’ wives who spread some holiday cheer to the residents by organizing a BINGO game and distributing prizes. Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush Spouses and Significant Others is an organization with a goal of providing help to families in need.
  
  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. www.deborahsplace.org. Lisa Stafford
•   Lights On! After School is celebrated nationwide to call attention to the importance of afterschool programs in our community. The 13th annual event took place Wednesday, October 17 at the Tri-Town YMCA Office in Lombard. Joining in the activities was Acting Village President Peter Breen. Village of Lombard
•   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

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