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Oakton's Empty Bowls spotlights world hunger Dec. 3Nov 22, 2011 12:00 am - Hunger issues locally and around the world are the focus of Empty Bowls at Oakton, Saturday, Dec. 3. Professional and student potters from the Chicago area have contribu...
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Tuntland finds fit at West VirginiaNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - Ryan Tuntland’s only Achilles’ heel between him and a Division I baseball future seemed to be an injury to precisely that tendon in his right leg. The former all-area sh...
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Book notes: Bill Clinton stops at Skokie's B&N FridayNov 16, 2011 10:00 pm - Ÿ Former President Bill Clinton signs copies of his new book, “Back To Work: Why We Need Smart Government for a Strong Economy,” from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, at ...
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Oakton fundraiser focuses on hungerNov 15, 2011 11:00 pm - Professional and student potters from the metropolitan Chicago area have contributed hundreds of unique bowls for the annual Empty Bowls at Oakton fundraiser Saturday, D...
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Book notes: Meet Jan Brett at Naperville NorthNov 11, 2011 12:00 am - Ÿ “Inheritance” author Christopher Paolini signs copies of his book from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Meijer, 130 S. Gary Ave., Bloomingdale. (630) 351-7600. Ÿ Michae...
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The need to boost financial literacyNov 10, 2011 3:00 am - You may have seen the TV ad: A boy walks home carrying an enormous rocket pop, and Dad asks him where his new bike is. The boy sheepishly raises his treat and says, “I t...
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Book notes: Have tea with Fern Schumer ChapmanNov 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Ÿ Meet author Jo Fredell Higgins as she signs copies of her latest title, “Montgomery,” from 1 to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5, at Costco, 1320 S. Route 59, Naperville. For i...
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Miltary veterans offered free retreat weekendNov 01, 2011 12:00 am - Mayslake Ministries is offering “Coming Home” a healing retreat program for military veterans on Nov. 11-13 at Cardinal Stritch Retreat House in Mundelein. Coming Home i...
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Oakton’s artistic talent on displayOct 30, 2011 12:00 am - Oakton Community College’s art faculty members will display their original artwork in ID Show 2011, a free exhibition at the Koehnline Museum of Art that opens Thursday,...
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Book notes: First Division Museum hosts Richard LowryOct 28, 2011 1:00 am - Ÿ “South with the Sun” author Lynne Cox signs copies of her book at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 28, at The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm St., Winnetka. (847) 446-8880...