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Freedom to moveSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Three-year-old Rachel Luca teetered a bit as she tried out her new tricycle. When she completed one trip around the living room, her entire family applauded and jumped u...
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Buddhist church members seek perfection and peaceSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Mary Sigman was sitting in her car at Euclid Avenue and Route 83, waiting for the light to turn green, when she noticed a sign. Rissho Kosei-kai Center for Engaged Buddh...
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Build a winning hand at Batavia Poker Pub CrawlSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia MainStreet and the Batavia Chamber of Commerce will have their fourth annual Batavia Poker Pub Crawl from 6 p.m. to midnight Saturday. Participating downtown Bat...
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Why isn't school overcrowding being eased on both sides of the Fox?Sep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Community Unit District 300 is having some problems with crowded schools on the east side of the river in Carpentersville. This must have some District 300 voters scratc...
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Let the shredding begin on pesky paperwork that bears your nameSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - You know all those credit card applications you get in your mailbox? You can shred all those annoying documents at First Community Bank during its Shred Fest 2007. It's...
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Volunteers, donations, guests sought for fundraising galaSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - If you are a regular reader of this column, you are probably interested in history, and the Lake County Discovery Museum's collections and programs in particular. If tha...
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Audiobooks bring new dimension to novelsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - "I love audiobooks," he said. "For me, the audio version of a book is like hearing Beethoven's Fifth Symphony rather than reading the score. Hearing the book makes it co...
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Campton Hills fledgling police department shaping upSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - As of today, Campton Hills' fledgling police department has exactly 31 days to whip itself into shape. That's when the Kane County Sheriff's Office hands over coverage ...
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Walk through the haunts of Geneva ghosts on tourSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Who knew that even Geneva's ghosts are historic? People -- real flesh and blood ones -- can learn about Geneva's otherworldly residents on Oct. 20 during the Geneva Hist...
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Think ahead on cookie donations for our troopsSep 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Roger and Diane Ahrens want some of their customers to pretend it's closer to the holidays that it really is. Instead of being on October's threshold, the owners of Piec...