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Pelkowski: ‘I tell my children regularly that you can do anything if you try’Nov 03, 2013 8:46 am - Amazing. Insane. Crazy. Awesome. Those are just a few of the responses I’ve heard when I tell people I am running a marathon this fall. True words? Potentially, but this...
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Deciding how much we really need can be trickyNov 03, 2013 6:00 am - Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. What — and how much — do we really need? Last week we took a look at this question from the perspective of the Asian ph...
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Moving Picture: Bartlett guitarist also art therapistNov 01, 2013 10:00 am - Music fuses all parts of Wesley Kochan’s life together. Whether preforming jazz-fusion music as Wes Lee “K” under the spotlight at the Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago, light r...
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Raoul discusses state’s fiscal crisis at Elmhurst CollegeOct 31, 2013 10:56 am - Illinois state Sen. Kwame Raoul will discuss “Illinois’ Fiscal Crisis: Decades in the Making” on Nov. 18 as a part of Elmhurst College’s “Fixing Illinois: A Great State’...
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CCU sponsors credit card fraud seminarOct 30, 2013 12:37 pm - Just in time for the holiday shopping season, Consumers Credit Union hosts a free seminar titled “Protecting Yourself From Credit Card Fraud” on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at th...
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Can you afford that? Bensenville author says maybe notOct 30, 2013 6:00 am - Bensenville resident Andrew Thies would be the first to tell you he's not a professional financial adviser, entrepreneur or expert on investments. He's a commercial arti...
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Sports league rewards alternative school students for good behaviorOct 30, 2013 6:00 am - Enrique raced down the sideline with the football tucked tightly under his arm and flags flying from his waistband. A defender dove for one of the flags and missed. Pla...
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Brady outlines ‘New Direction’ at Elmhurst CollegeOct 29, 2013 1:25 pm - Illinois state senator and gubernatorial candidate Bill Brady will present “A New Direction for Illinois” as the next speaker in Elmhurst College’s lecture series, “Fixi...
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History hikes take visitors to former CCC sitesOct 29, 2013 12:55 pm - History buffs and outdoor explorers are invited to take a walk back in time during “Signs of the Civilian Conservation Corps” guided hikes Saturday, Nov. 2, at Pioneer P...
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CASA swears in a record number of new advocatesOct 29, 2013 12:32 pm - With the recent swearing in of 12 court appointed special advocates, CASA Lake County reports they now have 297 advocates — a record number. They are currently serving ...