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Elgin cook headed to nationals after win in Batavia's Chili Cook OffSep 18, 2014 11:00 pm - On July 26, the Batavia Park District and Batavia Chamber of Commerce teamed up to host the 22nd annual state championship Chili Cook Off in downtown Batavia. This year,...
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W. Aurora Dist. 129 seeks at-large board membersSep 18, 2014 11:00 pm - The Superintendent's Community Advisory Council for West Aurora Unit District 129 is seeking five to seven active community members to serve as at-large members. The cou...
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Naperville VFW .1K race short on distance, long on heartSep 18, 2014 10:01 am - While thousands of Naperville runners are spending long hours pounding pavement to get ready for the Naperville Marathon, others are spending roughly a minute - or howev...
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Friends of Lords Park Zoo to host Fall PartySep 18, 2014 5:01 am - The Friends of Lords Park Zoo invites the community to its fall fundraiser on Sunday, Sept. 21, from 4 to 7 p.m., at Imago, 219 Prairie St., Elgin. The event will also ...
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 Join the hunt for clues around Elgin in 'Road Rally Ruckus'Sep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - Get your motor running and head out on the highway to Elgin. Elgin Junior Woman's Club presents "Road Rally Ruckus" on Saturday, Sept. 20. This event will send you all ...
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Being prepared keeps family, pets safe when disaster strikesSep 17, 2014 11:00 pm - My niece Courtney, and her family, who live in Columbia, Illinois, have a large orange bag in their basement that contains emergency supplies. They got the bag from Safe...
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Food and entertainment shine at Art in Your Eye in BataviaSep 17, 2014 6:00 am - It's been said that art, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. At Batavia's Art in Your Eye festival, you can be the judge. The 10th annual fine arts show is sche...
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Lake County museum sells Civil War newspaper collection to Cantigny estateSep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - In a small attic room at the Lake County Discovery Museum near Wauconda, Diana Dretske and Katherine Hamilton-Smith carefully open a large hardcover book and turn pages ...
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Naperville planning 'wonderful art retreat weekend'Sep 16, 2014 11:00 pm - Art will take a turn being the star in downtown Naperville this weekend as the Naperville Art League hosts the 29th annual Riverwalk Fine Art Fair. The sculptures, foun...
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Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan celebrates 10-year anniversarySep 15, 2014 11:00 pm - About 450 founders, students, parents, faculty, staff and volunteers gathered under a tent and in the parking lot of Cristo Rey St. Martin College Prep in Waukegan Aug. ...