Local
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New Aurora fire chief looks to build on department's historyApr 29, 2013 9:00 am - The 376th firefighter ever hired in the city of Aurora now is first in charge. The city's new fire chief, John Lehman, has been wearing badge No. 376 proudly since he wa...
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MHS to perform ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’Apr 26, 2013 10:03 am - It is unusual for a musical to have a lead character who doesn’t sing and doesn’t have a name. But such is the case for “The Drowsy Chaperone,” the Mundelein High School...
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Moving Picture: Island Lake magician is shy no moreApr 26, 2013 8:00 am - Mark Doetsch says he used to be shy. You would never know that watching him work a room like he does every Friday night at Gators Wing Shack in Palatine. Weaving his ta...
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Naperville CARES helps clients in need survive tough timesApr 26, 2013 6:00 am - A Naperville mother sits down and sorts through the mail. There’s her pay stub — just enough to get by most of the time. There’s the bank statement that shows the big w...
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Tours, concert schedule set for Naperville’s carillonApr 25, 2013 10:29 am - The Millennium Carillon in Moser Tower and the carillon’s Visitor Center open for the season Saturday, May 4, at the foot of Rotary Hill along Naperville’s downtown Rive...
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Wauconda chamber host its annual Tree and Shrub SaleApr 24, 2013 12:16 pm - The Wauconda Area Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with the village of Wauconda, will participate in the nationwide observance of Arbor Day with its eighth annual Tre...
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Special chorus brings cancer survivors togetherApr 24, 2013 11:00 am - Words have been life-changing for members of the Voices of Hope chorus. Of course, they've been moved by the lyrics they've read, rehearsed and sung to audiences. But th...
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Voices of Hope: Downers Grove cancer survivor Jennifer Jones finds her voiceApr 24, 2013 11:00 am - “You have breast cancer.” With one sentence I lost my health. I was only 42 years old. I was a busy working mother. My husband traveled frequently for his job. My kids ...
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Voices of Hope: Lombard singer stands by best friend with cancerApr 24, 2013 9:00 am - It happened again. Every time we sing the song “I'll Stand by You” during our weekly Voices of Hope rehearsals, tears well up in my eyes. I try not to let the drops of e...
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Voices of Hope: Music soothes Aurora cancer survivor Bette WeaverApr 24, 2013 9:00 am - “It's always something.” That's the Gilda Radner quote my daughter, Michelle, used when she was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor at the age of 15. Having already ...