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Kindergartners practice reading with senior citizensJun 07, 2013 2:36 pm - Five-year-olds learning to read recently got some help from some experienced mentors. Residents of the Oak Hill Supportive Learning Community in Round Lake Beach read on...
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Family doesn’t give as good as it gets from sonJun 07, 2013 12:57 pm - Q. I’ve always been the one in my family to give whenever possible. When I went to college I took on student loans so my sister wouldn’t have to. A few years later, when...
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DuPage County academic team honorable mentionsJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Muzammil Ali Willowbrook High School Hometown:Villa Park Parents:Syed Ali and Momina Mahboob Sponsor:James Kedvesh Class rank:1 out of 525 GPA:4.78 on a 4.0 weighted sc...
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2012-2013 DuPage County Academic TeamJun 07, 2013 5:00 am - Maria Anastasia Arianas Fenton High School Hometown: Wood Dale Parents: Anastasios and Effie Arianas Sponsor: Nancy G. Connor Class rank: First out of 352 GPA: 4.46...
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Digging deeper: Science teacher’s wormy lesson yields resultsJun 06, 2013 7:02 pm - A few thousand worms wiggle through decomposed banana peels, vegetables, and scraps of bread, adding their own waste to a thick, black muck contained by layered plastic ...
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Children’s Garden at Morton Arboretum sprouts added attractionsJun 06, 2013 2:13 pm - The Children’s Garden at The Morton Arboretum in Lisle is always growing and changing with the seasons. New installations have been added to the Backyard Discovery Garde...
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Learn how to live a greener life at Aurora Green FestJun 06, 2013 1:55 pm - Food is the focus of the fourth annual Aurora Green Fest. Organizers say visitors can see locally raised chickens and goats and learn about sustainable farming and orga...
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Weekends are the time to go at a more leisurely paceJun 06, 2013 11:33 am - “You know what I hate about Friday? It’s two days closer to Monday.” I was a bit taken aback by my friend’s comment. It was hard for me to imagine somebody dreading the ...
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Penick to be honored for commitment to Naperville artsJun 06, 2013 12:00 am - Stephanie Penick has been a lot of things to a lot of people: a creative writer for a New York City ad agency, a custom cake designer, a first-grade teacher for needy st...
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Going to the fireworks show? Bring canned foodJun 04, 2013 8:47 pm - If you’re going to see the Dundee Township Park District’s upcoming fireworks show, be sure to bring a canned item with you to keep the FISH Food Pantry stocked all summ...