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Take a Stand for Turning Point begins FridayAug 13, 2013 1:31 pm - Turning Point hosts the 8th Annual Take a Stand for Turning Point along with Star 105.5 personalities who will be broadcasting live from the parking lot at Sam’s Club, 5...
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Trying to teach a life lesson secondhand rarely worksAug 13, 2013 12:00 pm - Q. My 18-year-old son recently began his first relationship with a 20-year-old girl. They’ve been attending community college together and started as friends. He still s...
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South Elgin festival reaches out to special needs familiesAug 12, 2013 3:02 pm - Years ago, when organizers with South Elgin RiverFest Express decided for the first time that they wanted to offer a special night with free rides and food for kids with...
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Arboretum scientist honored for work with urban soilsAug 12, 2013 12:55 pm - An urban soil scientist at the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Bryant Scharenbroch, is this year’s recipient of the International Society of Arboriculture’s Early Career Scie...
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Grant to help Elmhurst College expand science centerAug 12, 2013 12:51 pm - Elmhurst College has received $1.5 million in state grants to help finance the renovation and expansion of the Arthur J. Schaible Science Center. The grant money is ...
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Skeleton is the scaffolding that supports the human bodyAug 12, 2013 12:33 pm - You wanted to know “Is it possible to be born without all the bones in your body?” asked students in Nancy Sullivan’s sixth-grade class at Frederick Nerge Elementary Sch...
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B-17 bomber coming to Waukegan AirportAug 12, 2013 12:22 pm - Aluminum Overcast, a fully restored World War II-era B-17 bomber, continues on its annual tour throughout the United States, landing at Waukegan Regional Airport Tuesday...
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Nature provides stimulus in new Cosley Zoo play areaAug 12, 2013 11:58 am - When most adults see a rock, stump or log, their imaginations don’t immediately come alive. But when a child sees the same objects from nature, the items suddenly hold ...
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Dundee-Crown special education teacher stresses literacyAug 12, 2013 5:00 am - Schools teach children to read until third grade, when their education shifts. Lessons about the mechanics of reading fall to the wayside as textbooks are introduced and...
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Good Samaritan to honor Naperville coupleAug 11, 2013 5:00 am - Advocate Good Samaritan to honor Naperville couple for years of service