Carpentersville Lifestyle
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Seven area homeowners win 'Painted Ladies' contestOct 26, 2014 6:30 am - Seven area homeowners have earned top honors in the Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court competition, an exterior painting contest. Elgin homeowners Chris and Reb...
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2014 Winners of Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies Competition namedOct 23, 2014 11:00 pm - "Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies & Her Court" competition, sponsored by the Chicago Paint & Coatings Association, is pleased to announce its 2014 winners. This popular ...
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Elgin man nothing like his role in old airline photoOct 23, 2014 5:00 am - As United Airlines' staff assistant to the station manager, Harold "Dick" Pottker remembers working that day in 1967 when a company photographer ducked into the supervis...
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Country blunderOct 22, 2014 1:01 am - Decorated during the height of the country phase, my living room is still stuck in that time warp. I've taken down the wallpaper but was scammed by the painting contract...
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Dundee Township Rotary to throw special Halloween partyOct 21, 2014 11:00 pm - For the last 15 years, Dundee Township Rotary Club members have been hosting a Halloween party for disabled and terminally ill people. Many who have attended were childr...
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St. Patrick Preschool wins 1st place in Scarecrow Contest, againOct 21, 2014 11:00 pm - St. Patrick Catholic Preschool students and parents are all smiles! Their entry in the 29th annual Scarecrow Festival in St. Charles won first place in the children's ...
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Holiday cards to support the Leukemia Research FoundationOct 21, 2014 11:00 pm - The Leukemia Research Foundation announces its annual Holiday Card Sale. This year's catalog includes cards for many occasions - and all can be customized. Cards can be...
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Constable: Teens eclipse expectations for observatoryOct 21, 2014 5:30 am - Spying the rings of Saturn through the main telescope certainly inspires viewers, but the appreciation for the awesomeness of our galaxy begins on the ground outside Har...
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Leap of faith led Elgin native to 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show'Oct 20, 2014 1:00 am - Elgin native Bianca Alarcon might not have landed a job on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" if she hadn't taken "a leap of faith." The Larkin High School alumna had a good job...
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Nominations now being accepted for The Outstanding Young Person of IllinoisOct 19, 2014 11:00 pm - The Illinois Jaycees is currently accepting nominations for 2015 class of The Outstanding Young People. Each year, The Outstanding Young People awards program recognizes...