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How your body fights off virusesJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "How do viruses attack the body and make you sick?" asked a sixth-grader in Gregg Thompson's social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee....
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See the winning images from our weekly photo contestJul 10, 2015 1:00 am - Each week you submit your favorite photo. We pick the best of them and select the finalists. Here are the finalists for the week of July 6. ...
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DuPage forest contest winners claim their prizesJul 08, 2015 11:00 pm - It looked like Christmas in July at the DuPage County Forest Preserve District headquarters in Wheaton. But instead of presents, the bicycles, running shoes and bike hel...
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Grayslake museum hosts 'Sox vs. Cub' exhibitJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - The U.S. Civil War ended in 1865. Thirty-five years later, another civil war erupted in the United States that again pitted the north against the south. But this war wo...
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600 re-enactors in Civil War Days July 11-12 in WaucondaJul 06, 2015 11:00 pm - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve District's 24th annual Civil War Days from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and ...
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Lake County Community Foundation announces grantsJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced $159,500 in grants to local nonprofit organizations addressing the urgent ne...
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CLC Foundation with banner year from golf outingJul 01, 2015 11:00 pm - College of Lake County Foundation had a banner year in proceeds from an annual golf outing this year. The annual golf classic, in honor of Richard J. Galla, was held Jun...
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Flashback to 1988: The first RibfestJul 01, 2015 11:00 am - The year was 1988 and the summer was hot. The timing was perfect. The Exchange Club of Naperville, a new organization chartered the previous year, was throwing its first...
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Keep birds in mind while landscapingJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Attracting birds to your backyard can go beyond setting out birdfeeders, said a University of Illinois Extension horticulture educator. "Creating a landscape that welco...
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Gurnee police Explorers earn badgesJun 30, 2015 1:00 am - Gurnee Police Chief Kevin Woodside hosted a badge presentation ceremony for the newly formed Police Explorer program on Wednesday, June 17. The program started in Decemb...