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Illinois Department of Natural Resources laud local volunteersJan 08, 2014 12:42 pm - The Illinois Department of Natural Resources staff recently honored 121 volunteers who donated their services to Volo Bog State Natural Area, Moraine Hills State Park an...
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Grayslake Historical Society hosts events in JanuaryJan 08, 2014 12:32 pm - The Grayslake Historical Society hosts several events in January at the Grayslake Heritage Center and Museum, 164 Hawley St., Grayslake. Author and historian Nancy Schum...
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Mundelein class project helps children in homeless sheltersJan 08, 2014 12:31 pm - What started as a class lesson on childhood fears has turned into a project to help children in homeless shelters in Lake County. Students in Mundelein High School’s chi...
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Coupon expert to share tips in NapervilleJan 08, 2014 8:29 am - Super-couponing expert Jill Cataldo will conduct a workshop from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at the Riverwalk Community Center, 305 W. Jackson Ave., Napervi...
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Melissa Sallée strives to spread the joy of danceJan 08, 2014 5:00 am - Melissa Sallée, a choreographer and teacher with Naperville Park District’s Dance Academy, didn’t want to be a dancer when she was a girl. She didn’t like pink or being...
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Birders and anglers have more in common than either might thinkJan 07, 2014 11:23 am - I’ve seen birds go fishing many times. I have never seen a fish go birding. Thanks for letting me get that off my chest. But there’s more. For some reason I’ve been thin...
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Adventist hospitals gather supplies to help victims of Typhoon HaiyanJan 07, 2014 9:57 am - They gathered in the Fellowship Hall at Fil-Am Seventh-day Adventist Church in Hinsdale to unpack, sort and repack piles of supplies and clothes for the victims of Typho...
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Naperville Municipal Band performs ‘Winter Winds’Jan 06, 2014 3:29 pm - The Naperville Municipal Band presents its next concert, “Winter Winds in Illinois,” at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the Naperville Central High School auditorium at 440 W....
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Critter stories of 2013Jan 06, 2014 12:48 pm - Animals are newsmakers, too, and stories about them are among the most popular with our readers. The year 2013 saw the deaths of a beloved police dog in Elgin and of an...
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Summit focuses on making DuPage a ‘Cool County’Jan 06, 2014 12:47 pm - The DuPage Green Government Council and The Conservation Foundation will play host to the 2014 DuPage Energy Summit, “Making DuPage a ‘Cool County: A Plan for Energy and...