Local
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Itasca Fest celebrates everything from carnival rides to SubarusJul 08, 2013 12:40 pm - For Itasca Fest Chairman Dan Kompanowski, the goal each summer is to bring something interesting and free to the festivities. “We want to always have something special t...
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Dog Days of Summer event features activities for your poochJul 08, 2013 12:10 pm - Watch as 100 nationally ranked top jumping dogs run down a 40-foot dock and jump for distance into a 27,000-gallon pool of water as Libertyville again hosts the four-day...
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Let your values guide your life choicesJul 08, 2013 10:18 am - Remember the old Bette Davis classic “Dark Victory,” about the rich and beautiful young socialite who discovers she has only 10 months to live? Davis’ character moves t...
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Wheaton photographer finds inspiration in natureJul 07, 2013 12:00 am - Inspiration is a tricky thing. It operates on its own schedule. Go looking for it and it will hide like a rabbit in the shadow of a hawk. Let it come to you, though, and...
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Annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve kicks off July 13Jul 05, 2013 3:54 pm - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s 22nd annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, Satur...
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Visit Lake County launches new boating websiteJul 05, 2013 3:44 pm - Want to enjoy one of the 75 inland lakes that Lake County has to offer but don’t know where to start? Now there’s a website that joins together all of the most important...
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Readers chime in with their adviceJul 05, 2013 11:18 am - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On support at its most uncomplicated: When I was deciding to get a divorce I felt embarrassed, ashamed, like a failure. I will a...
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Ribfest judges have tasting down to a scienceJul 05, 2013 9:00 am - Some like ’em spicy, some like ’em tangy, and others may prefer their ribs slathered in classic barbecue sauce, but at Naperville’s Ribfest, one will prevail. Rib judgin...
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Des Plaines man crafts Korean War exhibit to thank soldiersJul 04, 2013 12:00 am - Since Jin Lee of Des Plaines immigrated with his parents to the United States in 1975 from Seoul, South Korea, he has wanted to pay tribute to the American soldiers who ...
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Volunteers help Lisle's Eyes to the Skies take flightJul 03, 2013 12:00 am - Volunteers help Lisle's Eyes to the Skies take flight