Wilmette
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Survivors and supporters are Making Strides Against Breast CancerOct 09, 2012 9:04 am - Editor’s note: This story was updated to reflect changes to one associated story. Last year, an estimated 288,130 American women began the battle of their lives when the...
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Volle’s owner turns 90Oct 01, 2012 6:00 am - Volle Halthen doesn’t like birthdays. Still, that didn’t stop about 30 employees from celebrating the 90th birthday of the founder of Volle’s Bridal & Boutique in Lake Z...
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Autopsy shows Northwestern student drownedSep 28, 2012 3:52 pm - Autopsy results released Friday showed a Northwestern University student found in a suburban harbor drowned, but the medical examiner could not determine whether the dea...
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Northwestern student’s body found in harborSep 27, 2012 8:00 pm - The body of a Northwestern University student who was last seen leaving a weekend party has been found in a harbor near the school’s Evanston campus. Authorities said th...
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Ride the rails on the Nebraska Zephyr Sept. 22-23Sep 14, 2012 6:00 pm - The Illinois Railway Museum, in cooperation with Amtrak and the BNSF Railway, will operate the Nebraska Zephyr, built in 1936 and powered by the 1940 vintage Burlington ...
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Noted biographer at Sullivan Center in Vernon HillsSep 11, 2012 1:00 pm - Bob Spitz, American journalist and acclaimed author best known for his celebrity biographies, will present his new biography “Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child”...
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Sign up now for Girl Scout Cookie Classic 5K RunAug 14, 2012 3:00 pm - Everyone is invited to join Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana on Saturday, Sept. 8, as it celebrates its 100th anniversary with the Girl Scout Cookie ...
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Former Chicago Bear, wife start luxury spa in Vernon HillsAug 13, 2012 6:00 am - Ranee McGowanand her husband, former Chicago Bears safety Brandon McGowan, know there’s life after NFL football. And they proved that by opening businesses, including a ...
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Golf outing in Wheeling and Buffalo Grove to benefit Lukemia Research FoundationAug 04, 2012 9:56 am - Golfers “swinging for a cure” will take to the links Monday, Sept. 10, at the Bob Chinn’s 10th annual Charity Golf Outing. The awards dinner immediately following golf w...
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Palatine resident celebrates ancestor’s contribution to Baha’i templeJul 19, 2012 2:43 pm - Palatine’s Barbara Tobin is celebrating the 100th anniversary of Wilmette’s Baha’i House of Worship. This national landmark and center of the Baha’i Faith in North Ameri...