Carol Stream Lifestyle
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Exploring the secret lives of barn swallowsAug 10, 2015 1:00 am - I attended the annual "Purple Martins 101" program in July at Cantigny Golf in Wheaton, conducted by Ray Feld, a devoted Cantigny volunteer. Feld monitors and maintains ...
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Downers Grove Choral Society Begins Its 57th SeasonAug 09, 2015 11:00 pm - The Downers Grove Choral Society is in preparation for the 2015-2016 season, its 57th. Artistic Director, Dr. John Patrick Rakes, will lead the Society in three unique c...
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Elgin community has students' back at annual school supplies giveawayAug 08, 2015 1:00 am - Mosquitoes and grasshoppers, but no pillows, made for an unquiet night, but the Menchaca family didn't mind missing sleep to be first in the door at Elgin Community Coll...
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Rock on: 5 things to do this weekendAug 07, 2015 1:00 am - This weekend's all about the music in the suburbs, where choices include heavy metal rockers Mötley Crüe, funk band The Commodores, jazz great Ramsey Lewis and homegrown...
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Local Youths Receive Hospitality ScholarshipsAug 03, 2015 11:00 pm - Five Local Youths receive Hospitality Scholarships CHICAGO -- The Illinois Hotel & Lodging Association Educational Foundation (IHLAEF) today announced the recipients of ...
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Suburban firefighters compete on 'American Ninja Warrior'Aug 03, 2015 1:00 am - Fellow firefighters like to razz Brandon Mears and Dan Polizzi about being contestants on "American Ninja Warrior." "Only every single day, seven days a week," said Mea...
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Wheaton's Gia Mia Pizza Bar coaxes big flavor from small platesJul 29, 2015 6:00 am - Tapas-style eating is an ingrained aspect of Spanish dining, but the small-plates approach works for other cuisines as well. The latest to go down that path is Gia Mia, ...
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Wheaton casting director can spot 'it' factorJul 27, 2015 1:00 am - Ta'Rhonda Jones, a Chicago rapper with no professional acting experience, came in to Simon Casting hoping to get a small role on the hit TV show "Empire." But when casti...
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Register Now for Family to Family Class sponsored by NAMI BarringtonJul 26, 2015 11:00 pm - NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, will be offering two sections of its well-regarded, evidence-based class, Family to Family. This class is designed to hel...
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Constable: Naperville ambassador knows charity work firsthandJul 26, 2015 7:45 am - By Burt Constable bconstable@dailyherald.com It's the top of the morning and multitasking Dolly McCarthy could be wearing a dozen different hats. Instead, the sometime T...