Oak Park
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Lavender CookiesJun 09, 2015 6:00 am - ½ cup butter 1 cup sugar 2 eggs ½ teaspoon vanilla extract 1½ teaspoon lavender flowers, finely chopped 1½ cup flour 2 teaspoons baking powder Preheat the oven to 375 de...
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Education needs advocacy of unionsMar 12, 2015 1:00 am - During his visit to Lake County last week, Gov. Rauner made it clear: he does not care about facts, he does not respect teachers and he is not focused on actually improv...
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Lawmakers' band playing Rauner inaugural with Toby Keith, Buddy GuyJan 10, 2015 10:00 pm - Republican Gov.-elect Bruce Rauner starts his term Monday promising to "shake up Springfield." But first, a shaker of salt. The Winnetka businessman has replaced the st...
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Your 2015 Guide to the Suburbs: It's our best advice, but share yours tooJan 01, 2015 6:30 am - To our readers: We're celebrating New Year's Day with something different this year - a special guide to living, working and playing in the suburbs. We thought, what bet...
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Images: The Week in PicturesDec 29, 2014 12:00 am - Images: The Week in Pictures ...
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Officials: Nearly 600 Oak Park students out sickDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - Officials say nearly 600 students in Oak Park Elementary School District 97 have missed school because of illness. The district said about 10 percent of its students and...
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Johnson goes from movie usher in a tux to Classic Cinemas CEODec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Before Blockbuster and Redbox, Chris Johnson wore a tuxedo and a big bow tie while working as an usher at the Tivoli Theatre in Downers Grove. It was the 1980s, and he ...
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Self-published authors can enter Soon to Be Famous Illinois Author contestNov 19, 2014 10:00 pm - Illinois authors who have self-published an adult fiction book may enter the second year of the Soon to be Famous Illinois Author project until Monday, Dec. 15. The Soon...
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Seeds of good deeds at LCFS Harvest GalaNov 18, 2014 10:00 pm - A lot can happen in a quarter-century, and sometimes the positive things can get overlooked. The 25th anniversary celebration of Lutheran Child and Family Services of Il...
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Blaze destroys Oak Park bakery's truck maintenance garageNov 11, 2014 12:01 am - OAK PARK - A fire at a bakery's truck fleet maintenance garage left three people injured and the facility in the Chicago suburb of Oak Park destroyed. Oak Park spokesman...