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Longtime Special Olympian named Duck Ambassador for Windy City Rubber Ducky DerbyJul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - Special Olympics Illinois is gearing up for the 10th annual Windy City Rubber Ducky Derby on Aug. 6, when thousands of spectators watch 60,000 rubber ducks splash into t...
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Men's Soccer Tryouts Being Held August 3-7Jul 05, 2015 11:00 pm - The Harper College men's soccer team is holding tryouts beginning Monday, August 3 for those interested in playing for the fall 2015 team. Here are the tryout dates/tim...
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District 214 hires two new administratorsJul 03, 2015 1:00 am - The Northwest Suburban High School District 214 board of education recently approved two administrative appointments for the 2015-2016 school year. Jason English, a scie...
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11 Restaurants To Compete In WACO's WingfestJul 02, 2015 11:00 pm - Who makes the best wings in the suburbs? A fundraising contest at the Woodfield Area Children's Organization's 15th Annual Wingfest and Bags Tournament later this month ...
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Dist. 214 presents 'The Addams Family' musicalJul 02, 2015 1:00 am - Northwest Suburban High School District 214 is presenting the all-district musical "The Addams Family" from Thursday, July 9, through Saturday, July 11, at the Forest Vi...
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Hear wartime songs at Des Plaines history talkJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - Enjoy history as music as guitarist and singer Lee Murdock delivers the Coffee Talk, "'The Star-Spangled Banner' and the Struggle that Forged Two Nations," from 1:30-2:3...
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214@100: Elk Grove seniors hear from Gay Liberation in March 1970Jul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - In March 1970, Elk Grove High School senior sociology students had - for its time - a groundbreaking class. Six members of the Gay Liberation came to school to speak on ...
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214@100: The day Billy Anderson made the tackleJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - In November 2000, life threw a little good fortune Billy Anderson's way. In the midst of a Friday night football game between the Rolling Meadows Mustangs and the Wheeli...
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214@100: Staff helps student in wheelchair walkJun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - It started as a simple conversation: How could Rolling Meadows High School help Fernando Rodriguez, a wheelchair-bound student, gain more independence? Working alongside...
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Oakton prepares for 'Sculpture Invasion'Jun 30, 2015 11:00 pm - Oakton Community College's Des Plaines campus, 1600 E. Golf Road, is bracing itself for an invasion of more than 40 sculptures. Sculpture Invasion 2015, an exhibition i...