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State Bank of the Lakes to host coin appraisalFeb 03, 2014 11:52 am - What are your coins worth? State Bank of the Lakes will host its annual coin appraisals during the months of February and March at each of its six locations. The apprai...
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Bugs, amphibians, other creatures — but no dogs — sent into spaceFeb 03, 2014 11:46 am - You wanted to know “Can dogs go into space?” asked a young patron attending the” Write-Away!” program at Vernon Area Public Library District in Lincolnshire. It might se...
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Should she set record straight about leaked pregnancy news?Feb 03, 2014 11:15 am - Q. Many years ago I had a good friend who shared the news of her pregnancy with me and one other girl, with instructions not to tell anyone else until a certain date (af...
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Moving Picture: Lily Lake retiree becomes Polyester the clownJan 31, 2014 8:14 am - Hidden behind a white mask of paint and colorful grease pencil is a 74-year-old retiree whose hobby, simply, is to make people happy. Bringing smiles and causing people...
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Aurora honors city’s history-keeperJan 30, 2014 1:08 pm - Thirty years ago, John Jaros was a new college graduate from Chicago when he was hired as the first employee of the Aurora Historical Society. This month, the organizati...
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Navigating the challenges of being a single parentJan 30, 2014 9:39 am - This is the third installment in a four-part series. As many as half of today’s children will experience divorce. That means they will also spend a time, short or long, ...
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Lake County Health Department hosts National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DayJan 30, 2014 9:07 am - The public is invited to join the Lake County Health Department/Community Health Center for the 14th annual observance of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day Friday, F...
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LifeSource: Weather hampering blood collectionJan 30, 2014 9:06 am - The continuing Arctic weather has caused blood shortages and donation cancellations in nearly every state, including in Illinois. LifeSource Blood Services reports that...
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Naperville READS set to excite with 12 authorsJan 30, 2014 5:00 am - Technology may be changing the way people read, but it doesn't make the skill, or the pastime, of reading obsolete, say the librarians, bookshop employees, educators and...
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Celebrate winter at Woodstock Groundhog DaysJan 29, 2014 1:23 pm - This weekend, visitors to Woodstock can celebrate winter — and find out if we’re in for another six weeks of it — at the city’s annual Groundhog Days festival. The festi...