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Shuttle launch has school starry-eyedOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Interest in spaceflight is expected to skyrocket this morning at Glenbard East High School when alum Dan Tani makes a planned launch aboard the shuttle Discovery. It wil...
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Scout's Eagle project is a treat for park district's Halloween partyOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's like a fairy tale come true for the Rolling Meadows Park District. When 16-year-old Chris Carter, a Scout working toward Eagle status, offered to redo the backgroun...
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ECC concert band to pay tribute to HollywoodOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Community College Concert Band presents "Tunes from Tinseltown," a celebration of classics from Hollywood favorites, at 7:30 p.m. today in Blizzard Theatre in ...
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FundraisersOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - October Octoberfest dinner: The Knights of Columbus Regina Council will host Octoberfest dinners each Friday in October from 4:30-8 p.m. at St. Joseph the Worker Church,...
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FundraisersOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Holiday Des Plaines Garden Club: The Des Plaines Garden Club's annual "Holiday Happenings" fundraiser: 11 a.m. Nov. 1; Manzo's Banquets, 1517 S. Elmhurst Road, Des Plain...
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A turning pointOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - "This dog, in only a few months, has helped more than we ever expected in areas we never expected." -- the Rev. Brandon Woosley, Zachary's father For 4-year-old Zachary ...
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Supporters tip their hats to Resources organizationOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - At Sunday's fall benefit luncheon to benefit Resources for Community Living, spring hats were the order of the day. And guests got into it, donning their fanciest bonne...
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Algonquin and MCC communities talk about passions this weekOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Last week's 7½ hour Crystal Lake City Council meeting -- where it was decided to table McHenry County College's expansion plan -- felt like a sporting event. The standin...
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Origin of candy starts with the ancient EgyptiansOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - "What was the first popular candy and what is the most eaten candy today?" asked Alex Bahena, 17, a junior at Stevenson High School in Lincolnshire. Candy has a simple r...
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Minister to portray Martin Luther at St. John's festivalOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not every pastor who can put Martin Luther in the pulpit to help his congregation celebrate Reformation Sunday, but the Rev. Hannibal Frederich certainly can -- in ...