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Highwood parparing to host fifth annual Bloody Mary FestJul 02, 2014 11:00 pm - Highwood's popular Bloody Mary Fest celebrates its fifth year take place Sunday, July 27, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Everts Park, 130 Highwood Ave. Festivalgoers can samp...
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Yes to fireworks, but not on the FourthJul 02, 2014 6:01 am - Though the Fourth of July is perhaps the most popular date for fireworks shows, some towns hold their celebrations on a different night. Fox River Grove, for example, ho...
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Dist. 300 ensemble books parade gigJul 01, 2014 11:00 pm - The Dundee Middle School Street Ensemble in which kids learn music by beating garbage cans, paint buckets, metal chairs, pots and pans and the like, has booked a parade ...
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Fourth of July fireworks return to ElginJul 01, 2014 1:01 am - After years of partnering with a neighboring town, the city of Elgin is bringing its fireworks show back within city limits as part of its Fourth of July festivities. In...
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Join Great Lakes Naval Station to celebrate Independence DayJun 30, 2014 11:00 pm - Join the Great Lakes Naval Station in celebrating freedom and patriotism at one of Lake County's largest Fourth of July celebrations with two days of music, fun and fire...
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Which hand you use, flexibility may be in your genesJun 29, 2014 11:00 pm - You wanted to know "Why am I double jointed?" and "Why am I right-handed?" asked fifth-grade students in Elise Diaz and Caroline DiCentio's class at Prairie Trail School...
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Faith-based group to teach inner city kids about gardeningJun 29, 2014 11:00 pm - Cultivate. Nurture. Prepare. Grow. Each of these words could be referring to tending a garden or educating youths. One Chicago area group is doing both with a new Aurora...
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Rock the Block returns to Lake Zurich on Sept. 13Jun 28, 2014 1:01 am - The village of Lake Zurich will again host its downtown block party, Rock The Block, from 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13. Rock The Block is an all-ages, traditional str...
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Images: Photo Contest FinalistsJun 27, 2014 1:01 am - ...
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Moving Picture: Batavia man's bike ride helping AfricaJun 27, 2014 1:00 am - Justin Ahrens of Batavia believes everyone can make a difference. And when he found out how much of a difference $40 could make in a person's life in Uganda, he put his ...