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What does it take to be a WeGo Wildcat?Aug 19, 2013 9:00 am - What does it mean to be a Community High School Wildcat? As the new superintendent of Community High School District 94 in West Chicago, I look forward to meeting our st...
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Moving Picture: Arboretum specialist creates new plantsAug 16, 2013 10:00 am - Joe Rothleutner of Lombard looks at trees and shrubs differently than most of us, and that's a good thing. As a tree improvement specialist at the Morton Arboretum in L...
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Homesteading workshops offered at organic farmAug 16, 2013 9:57 am - You don’t need to own acres of land to dabble in the heart of homesteading. The Prairie Crossing Learning Farm in Grayslake offers a series of adult education workshops...
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Taste of the Towns returns to Lake ZurichAug 16, 2013 9:46 am - Taste of the Towns returns to Lake Zurich for the seventh year from 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at Paulus Park, 200 S. Rand Road in Lake Zurich. Taste of the Towns fea...
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Naperville musicians at 'leading edge' of carillon worldAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - For 13 years, Naperville has been home to a musical instrument found in only 650 places in the world — the carillon. A map showing where the bell-tower instruments are ...
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Cantigny Golf's bee project goes global with gift to high school in GhanaAug 16, 2013 6:00 am - Honey bees are busily gathering nectar from the purple coneflowers planted near the Cantigny Golf Clubhouse. These flying producers of golden honey are a source of pride...
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Elgin: Businesses now turning to face the Fox RiverAug 15, 2013 6:00 am - Two remarkable things happened this summer in Elgin, both drawing on the beauty of the Fox River as a way to attract customers and make business. One, for the first time...
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See horses on screen and in person at St. Charles festivalsAug 14, 2013 2:04 pm - When 2-year-old Rowan Isaacson was diagnosed with autism, his parents were thrown into a world of confusion and despair. But, when his father brought him to Betsy, the I...
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Fox Lake Cardboard Boat Race slated for Sunday at Lakefront ParkAug 14, 2013 12:43 pm - The village of Fox Lake Parks and Recreation Department is set to launch the 16th Annual Cardboard Boat Race on Sunday, Aug. 18. On-site building begins at 8 a.m., with...
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Race2Grace 5K in Bloomingdale benefits food pantriesAug 14, 2013 8:49 am - St. Isidore Catholic Church, the headquarters for the Neighborhood Food Pantries organization (formerly called Feeding Northwest DuPage), is the primary sponsor of the a...