West Chicago Submitted Content
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Concentration camp 'babies,' author to speak at Paramount Theatre May 11Apr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Hana Berger Moran was born in a concentration camp in April 1945. Her father had been murdered by the Nazis. But a 22-year-old Aurora medic found the 3-week-old clinging...
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Honored today, Gustav Mahler was vilified as a composer during his lifetimeApr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Guitar virtuoso Steve Vai is a fan of the late 19th-century composer Gustav Mahler. "Go listen to some music that you'd never think that you would listen to or expect yo...
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Holocaust Remembrance program to show 'Orchestra of Exiles' May 4Apr 26, 2016 11:00 pm - Congregation Kneseth Israel, 330 Division St. in Elgin, will observe Yom HaShoah-Holocaust Remembrance Day at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 4. Mark Kuntz, longtime cellist with...
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Pediatric Chaplains Network provides support for chaplains nationallyApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Chaplains provide spiritual and emotional support to people during times of crisis, illness, transition and celebration. Chaplains work tirelessly to support people in t...
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Cupcake Wars at COD Raises Funds for Food BankApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - College of DuPage recently hosted a cupcake baking competition, raising $400 for the Northern Illinois Food Bank. A total of nine teams presented their best cupcakes, wh...
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DuPage County ACT-SO Gold Winners Advance to National CompetitionApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Twelve students were awarded gold medals in 14 categories at this year's DuPage ACT-SO Awards. The students will move on to compete at the 38th national competition in C...
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COD Cosmetology Students Help Beautify CampusApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - College of DuPage Cosmetology students demonstrated their skills, offering free services April 20 on the Glen Ellyn campus as part of Beauty Week. Students offered free ...
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ESO to perform Bernstein's first symphony 'Jeremiah,' which helped heal rift between father and sonApr 25, 2016 11:00 pm - The Elgin Symphony Orchestra's final performances of the season, set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 30, and 2:30 p.m. Sunday, May 1, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elg...
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Soprano Laura Wilde to be featured in the ESO's season finale concerts April 30-May 1Apr 25, 2016 1:00 am - Soprano Laura Wilde, a member of the Chicago Lyric Opera's Ryan Opera Center, will be featured in the Elgin Symphony Orchestra's season finale concerts April 30 and May ...
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West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 to put on 'Jekyll and Hyde' April 28-30Apr 24, 2016 11:00 pm - West Aurora Theatre Troupe 2013 presents their spring musical, "Jekyll and Hyde" by Leslie Bricusse at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 28, to Saturday, April 30, in the West Auro...