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DuPage forest preserves ready for winter sportsDec 09, 2013 12:12 pm - Fans of winter activities, including snow tubing, cross-country skiing and ice fishing, will find plenty of opportunities this season at DuPage County forest preserves. ...
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Christmas tree sales support YMCA scholarships for families in needDec 09, 2013 11:59 am - When you stop to think about what you want out of life, what the B.R. Ryall YMCA in Glen Ellyn offers sounds pretty good. Healthy, active children who grow up with confi...
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CLC receives child care grantDec 06, 2013 3:58 pm - The Children’s Learning Center at the College of Lake County received a four-year competitive grant totaling $500,220 from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant is...
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Moving Picture: Wood Dale man turns rocks into jewelsDec 06, 2013 7:00 am - A lapidary grinding wheel spins as it sands down part of an anchored rock, gripped in a faceting machine. As geometric angles are followed from a chart and dials are tur...
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Winfield photographer aims to turn photos into artDec 05, 2013 11:39 am - When Randy Link headed out to watch Winfield’s Good Old Days parade this fall he already had a picture in mind. At last year’s parade, the Winfield resident focused his ...
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Algonquin-Lake in the Hills firefighters raising money for kids’ coatsDec 04, 2013 12:19 pm - The firefighters in the Algonquin-Lake in the Hills Fire Protection District invite you to help them secure new, American-made winter coats for needy, at-risk children. ...
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Deerfield school collects holiday gifts for CASA childrenDec 04, 2013 10:57 am - The children, their teachers and support staff at the Walden Elementary School, 630 Essex Court in Deerfield, are putting together holiday gifts for some 600 abused and ...
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Consumers Credit Union association offers scholarshipsDec 04, 2013 10:54 am - Applications are being accepted for six scholarships offered by Consumers Cooperative Association, the sponsor for Consumers Credit Union. Each year, CCA offers local st...
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Kind Words campaign connects community with the homelessDec 03, 2013 12:33 pm - Forgotten, unwanted, outcast, invisible is how it feels to be homeless. In response to this problem, the Lake County Haven, a Libertyville-based nonprofit that provides ...
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Come clean about your choices; don’t make fiance the bad guyDec 03, 2013 10:26 am - Q. I wanted to check this disagreement I’m having with my fiance against a neutral third party. Every once in a while, I notice a situation in which his preferences or p...