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Learn the benefits of native trees and shrubsMay 24, 2013 10:19 am - Trees and shrubs are part of the gorgeous palate of habitat-friendly, native and woody plants that you can use to replace buckthorn, bush honeysuckle and other alien inv...
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Use library card to get Museum Adventure PassMay 24, 2013 10:05 am - Start a museum adventure with your Waukegan Public Library card. Cardholders can receive free admission to one of 17 exciting museums and cultural institutions throughou...
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Moving Picture: Conservation guru promotes land stewardshipMay 24, 2013 8:00 am - Nestled along Knoch Knolls Road in southwest Naperville is a 60-acre oasis of fertile open space surrounded by all the trappings of suburban life. Called McDonald Farm, ...
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Goespel Jazz Fest coming to Wheaton in JuneMay 23, 2013 12:17 pm - Wheaton Park District will sponsor a new summer event, Gospel Jazz Fest, from 5 to 9 p.m. Sunday, June 29, at Memorial Park, 208 W. Union Ave., in downtown Wheaton. “We’...
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How to helpMay 23, 2013 9:52 am - What: Emmaus House community dinner When: 6 p.m. Sundays Where: St. Francis de Sales Church, 33 S. Buesching Road, Lake Zurich. The harvest room opens to guests shortly ...
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Nicarico Run for Reading returns with new theme, locationMay 23, 2013 12:00 am - An annual fundraiser honoring the life of a 10-year-old murder victim returns to Naperville next month with a new theme and hopefully some “new excitement,” organizers s...
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Memorial Day especially important for Carpentersville boyMay 22, 2013 4:00 pm - This Memorial Day will take on a deeper meaning for Christian Sanchez, a 13-year-old boy from Carpentersville whose great-uncle, Army First Lt. Ronald Wolter, was killed...
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Round Lake Exchange Club names May hometown heroMay 22, 2013 12:16 pm - The Round Lake Area Exchange Club has announced that its May hometown hero is U.S. Marine Staff Sergeant Steven Sanders of Ingleside, a 2002 graduate of Grant High Schoo...
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St. Patrick School plans a summer service projectMay 21, 2013 12:41 pm - St. Patrick Catholic School student council members are planning a summer service project for the Holy Family Food Pantry. During May, students are bringing food and ne...
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Public education can be inclusive, diverse and unifyingMay 21, 2013 12:21 pm - I recently had the privilege of attending the end-of-the-year awards program for the English language learners (ELL) program at Glenbard North High School. The evening’s...