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Kids learn the ropes of making exercise funAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard enough for kids to learn fitness is fun, part of a daily routine and -- heaven forbid -- good for them. But instead of a lecture or running on the spot, imagin...
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A little browsing musicAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two full days of live entertainment are expected to jazz up the 38th Annual Glen Ellyn Festival of the Arts. Saturday is the Eclectic Picnic Music Experience, which feat...
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Craft fair enhances market SaturdayAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Huntley's Farmers Market is well under way. It runs from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Saturday through Oct. 27 on Coral Street, between Church and Woodstock St...
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Loyalty weighs anchor at Port Clinton Art FestAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not just the 260 juried artists who make the Port Clinton Art Festival special. It's the loyal followers who return year after year to touch base with the artists w...
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Test your appetite at wing-eating contestAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - For almost 25 years, people come to Frank's for the Memories to eat pounds of buffalo wings. Now owner Jim Schultz Jr. is asking eaters: How many wings can you really ea...
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New District 204 leader pumped up for school to beginAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - As summer comes to a close, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 is transitioning to the start of another school year. On Monday morning we will open the doors of our 31 sch...
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Mount Prospect considering sales tax increaseAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Raising taxes is never an easy issue, even when the tax burden would be shared with nonresidents. So Mount Prospect is taking things relatively slowly as it ponders addi...
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Chamber to hold golf outing Sept. 12Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Round Lake Area Chamber of Commerce will hold its 46th annual golf outing from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sept. 12 at Renwood Golf Course, 701 E. Shorewood Road, Round Lake...
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Briefs: Des Plaines police host citizen academyAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Des Plaines Police Department will be offering the fall session of the Citizen Police Academy starting at 7 p.m. Sept. 17, at the Police Neighborhood Resource Center...
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School year brings schedule filled with meetings, sports, homeworkAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Ahhh … are you other parents out there enjoying the sound of silence as much as I am now that the kids are back in school? Of course, now there's school schedules, PTA c...