Wilmette
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Wilmette native surfs waves of opportunity to make movieNov 08, 2016 4:00 am - "If you're looking for a self-help stalker musical comedy drama, this is the film for you!" That's how one film festival viewer described Sam Kretchmar's directorial deb...
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A-minus at Loyola Academy fueled 'Westworld' creatorOct 18, 2016 5:00 am - An A-minus on a freshman high school creative writing assignment may not seem like such a big deal, but for future filmmaker Jonathan Nolan, that grade changed his life....
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Help bring threat of polio to an endOct 17, 2016 1:00 am - Join us in a fight to the finish to eradicate polio, a crippling and completely preventable disease. As a longtime member of Rotary, I'm happy to report good news in cel...
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Northwest suburban teens win National Merit scholarshipsJul 18, 2016 1:00 am - More than 800 winners of college- and university-sponsored National Merit Scholarships from across the U.S. were named on Monday. These 800 are in addition to the 3,000 ...
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Police: Sinead O'Connor found safeMay 16, 2016 1:00 am - Police in suburban Chicago say Irish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor has been found safe. Wilmette police spokesman Eric Peterson said Monday that O'Connor has been lo...
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GLASA seeks volunteers for upcoming eventsMay 12, 2016 11:00 pm - GLASA needs 450 volunteers for the Adult National Open-Great Lakes Regional Games and the Rust-Oleum Golf Championship Tour June 9-12. ANO-GLRG is one of the last track ...
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Old enough to vote, old enough to smokeMay 09, 2016 1:00 am - I applaud the students at Stevenson High School who want to get more involved politically. Yet I must admit I am disturbed by the fact that our government is encouraging...
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Misleading Kirk ads increase fearsMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - The TV ad from Mark Kirk about Tammy Duckworth is totally despicable. How can anyone with a sense of decency call her commitment to the security of this country into que...
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Celebrate Canned Food Month with Northern Illinois Food BankFeb 01, 2016 10:00 pm - February is Canned Food Month, and Northern Illinois Food Bank is celebrating the occasion by highlighting this enduring staple in the quest to solve hunger. Revered for...
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For Disney star from Wilmette, business comes first in showbizJan 18, 2016 12:00 am - "It's amazing how quickly you can go from not knowing what you want to do ... to instantly falling in love with something and knowing exactly what you want to do!" Kevin...