Local
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Do TV and movies make kids violent?Jul 12, 2013 12:56 pm - I’d just gotten home from the movies — “Die Hard 5” — and was going through my mail. The lead story on the newsletter I picked up first caught my attention with this hea...
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Moving Picture: Mt. Prospect man brings birds to yardsJul 12, 2013 10:00 am - Tim Joyce of Mount Prospect is a birdscaper, a position he says he created himself to help people attract a variety of migrating and native birds to their backyards. Jo...
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Grants announced for nonprofits helping Lake County’s most vulnerableJul 11, 2013 11:42 am - The Lake County Community Foundation, an affiliate of The Chicago Community Trust, announced nearly $199,900 in grants to local nonprofit organizations serving the urgen...
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Naperville Rotary installs Zienty as president, honors BaboskyJul 11, 2013 11:00 am - Liz Zienty became the Rotary Club of Naperville’s 74th president during the service club’s recent annual installation dinner. Zienty is the fourth woman to hold that po...
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Dine Away Hunger event debuts in Glen EllynJul 11, 2013 10:26 am - For the first time in the history of Dine Away Hunger, Glen Ellyn will host the event on Wednesday, July 17, and give diners new restaurant choices and the chance to fig...
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Grammy-winning drummer returns for encore at Jazz in Glen EllynJul 11, 2013 9:00 am - Seven-time Grammy-winning jazz drummer Paul Wertico had so much fun headlining last year’s Jazz in Glen Ellyn that he simply had to come back. “He has such a great foll...
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Aurora embraces Fox River in its revitalization effortsJul 11, 2013 6:00 am - First of a weekly series on Fox River towns and what they're doing to showcase the river. Aurora is Illinois' second-largest city, an industrial community at heart with ...
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Fallen trees return to Reed-Keppler Park for West Chicago Railroad DaysJul 11, 2013 6:00 am - Ron Meyers was at his brother’s house in West Chicago when a storm blew through the Chicago suburbs July 1, 2012. The storm was no different from any other summer storm:...
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Woman’s club brings fine art to Naper SettlementJul 10, 2013 4:34 pm - Marianne Lisson Kuhn has been doing her best to preserve Naperville’s past and present. She’s not doing it with a camera or a keyboard, but with pen and ink, waterco...
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‘Tip a Cop’ helps support Illinois Special OlympicsJul 10, 2013 2:32 pm - For the 10th year in a row, Culver’s restaurant in Huntley will hold “Tip a Cop” to raise money and awareness for the Illinois Special Olympics. It is scheduled from 10:...