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Youth symphony to premiere teen's workNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - St. Viator High School sophomore Jonathan Metzinger plays French horn in the symphonic band and tenor saxophone in the jazz band. But his real love is playing the piano....
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Holiday concert season taking shape in suburbsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The holiday music season is already here, and because of the number of area events starting as soon as this weekend, we'll divide our preview over the next two weeks. Th...
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Be surprised only if there's any surprisesNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Talk to enough people in and around baseball and you'll get dozens of different notions about what's going to be in the Mitchell Report. But one fairly common opinion is...
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The cold, hard truth: You can't time your luck in gamblingNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - I ran into an old acquaintance the other day who was telling me he's considering playing poker as his main source of income. He said he's been going into the card room e...
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Outreach program gives families a happy holidayNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Trinity Lutheran Church in Roselle offered those in need help with both food and their health recently at its first Clinic in Roselle. The nondenominational outreach was...
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Old Town School of Folk Music: 50 years and countyNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Folk music is one of Chicago's greatest and most-lasting musical traditions, starting in the 1950s when a group of academics and progressives held concerts, published so...
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Rotarians put their backs into helping GuatemalansNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A cautious group of local Rotarians trekked into the humid jungle recently, living in another culture while lending a hand to the Mayan inhabitants and garnering experie...
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DVD puts Keith Reinhard back on the football sidelinesNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - The question is not asked as often as before, but it's still out there. I hear it occasionally at high school events or in conversations with people who have a history i...
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Two proposals heard for Bartlett/Lake intersectionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Discussions are under way regarding the development of the South Bartlett Road and Lake Street intersection. Two developers have come forward with proposals. One is a 9,...
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Fox Valley sure has the Christmas spiritNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Forgive Dane Willman if he hasn't had time to chat the past few days. The Carpentersville man and friends are feverishly painting and prepping for what will likely be th...