All Stories from December 12, 2013 (Change date)
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District 200 ready to get community’s input with ‘Engage200’Dec 12, 2013 4:30 am - Former council member, district parent chosen to lead Engage200
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Lyric's 'Die Fledermaus' bubbles with comic delightDec 12, 2013 4:30 am - It's been a scant seven seasons since the Lyric Opera of Chicago last presented "Die Fledermaus" (aka "The Bat"), the ever-popular 1874 Viennese comic operetta by Johann...
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Spiked Mocha Chestnut TrufflesDec 12, 2013 4:30 am - 1 package (5.2 ounces) roasted and peeled chestnuts, medium chopped ¾ cup water 1/3 cup low-fat evaporated milk 4 ounces bittersweet chocolate, medium chopped 1 teaspoon...
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Naperville tweaks carillon jobsDec 12, 2013 4:22 am - The documents that define who maintains two of downtown Naperville’s best-known amenities — the Riverwalk and the Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower — are set to be upda...
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New DuPage forest preserve leader looks to shape district’s directionDec 12, 2013 4:11 am - Arnie Biondo was the one person DuPage County Forest Preserve commissioners unanimously agreed should become the district’s next executive director. Now that he has the ...
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Fact-based comic drama poppin' with merry tale of seductionDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - On the surface, there would appear to be no greater kindred spirits than Walt Disney and “Mary Poppins” author P.L. Travers. No one understood the power of fantasy to he...
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Local lawmakers divided on federal budget dealDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - A bipartisan collection of suburban federal lawmakers backs the latest federal budget deal struck in Washington, but others are waiting until closer to a possible House ...
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Dawn Patrol: Bitter cold blasts Chicago; Car crashes into creekDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - Bitter cold freezes Chicago area Freezing temperatures and windchills far below zero iced the Chicago area last night into today. As of 10 p.m. the temperature at O...
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Obama has become master of the spinDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - With the Obama administration it seems it is never “what is,” but rather “what can we make them believe it is.” Or in a campaign situation, “what can we make them believ...
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The gospel according to JCPenneyDec 12, 2013 4:00 am - One of the unpleasant side effects of modern medicine — experienced during a recent convalescence — is the omnipresence of television. Its controls are built into your h...