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Early intervention can help protect birds with declining populationsJan 12, 2015 12:01 am - Last September, during a solo bird walk on my lunch hour, I spotted a wood thrush. It was the first one I'd seen in six years of birding at Cantigny Park in Wheaton. I f...
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Join Mount Prospect in celebrating its Shining StarsJan 11, 2015 10:00 pm - Each year, the Mount Prospect Special Events Commission honors individuals and organizations that help make Mount Prospect a great place in which to live and work. They ...
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With crisis comes opportunityJan 11, 2015 12:01 am - Crisis: "An emotionally significant event or radical change of status in a person's life … the outcome of which will make a decisive difference for better or worse," acc...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsJan 09, 2015 12:01 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 January 5. ...
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Meet Elgin City Council hopefuls at Kiwanis ClubJan 07, 2015 10:00 pm - During the next several weeks, the Kiwanis Club of Elgin is welcoming candidates for the upcoming election for the Elgin City Council. The spring election will be held o...
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DuPage County Leadership Team honorable mentionsJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Toni Adeymi Hinsdale Central High School Hometown: Hinsdale Class: Senior Parents: Ronke Champion, Yonni Adeyemi Sponsor: Lisa Hikes, counselor Community service: Young...
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2014-2015 DuPage County Leadership TeamJan 07, 2015 12:01 am - Ayah Abdallah, College Preparatory School of America Hometown: Palos Park Class: Senior Parents: Bothaina Zahdan and Habes Abdallah Sponsor: Samah Abed, dean of student...
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Humans and large primates have smiliar DNA through evolutionJan 04, 2015 10:00 pm - You wanted to know A young patron from the Grayslake Area Public Library asked, "Why is our DNA so similar to orangutans?" DNA - deoxyribonucleic acid - is found in near...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsJan 02, 2015 12:01 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 December 29. ...
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Fox Valley residents made their marks in 2014Jan 01, 2015 11:01 pm - Residents of the Fox Valley made their marks in many ways in 2014. Be it breaking a barrier, blazing a trail or following in a role model's footsteps, their contribution...