Local
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Aurora Library snares grant for Big Read programJun 19, 2013 9:42 am - Aurora Public Library snares $15,000 NEA grant for fall program
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Including Grandma in the wedding is right thing to doJun 18, 2013 12:17 pm - Q. Our 24-year-old daughter, “Mary,” is getting married this August. My mother is 84, a hard-core feminist and atheist. She views religion as an oppressor of females and...
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Food, music highlight ‘Out to Lunch’ in LibertyvilleJun 18, 2013 11:43 am - Bring a blanket or lawn chair to downtown Libertyville’s Cook Park each Friday from June 21 through Aug. 16 for “Out to Lunch.” From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., food vendors will...
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St. Isidore students collect crafts for seniorsJun 17, 2013 1:23 pm - Middle school students from the Leadership Academy at St. Isidore School in Bloomingdale organized a school- and parish-wide craft drive this spring that collected more ...
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Prosthetic leg brings U-46 grads engineering fameJun 17, 2013 12:00 am - It's the most impressive thing they've ever done, but South Elgin High School graduates Justin Markel, Jonathan Kuruc and Beny Romo can't tell you exactly what “it” is. ...
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Moving Picture: The art of fly-fishingJun 14, 2013 10:03 am - Mark Domagalski is a purist when it comes to fishing. And for the avid fly fisherman, the act of actually hooking and landing a fish is just part of the experience that ...
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‘Skating with the Starz’ show aids Condell cancer programJun 14, 2013 9:22 am - Glacier Ice Arena in Vernon Hills will host the second annual “Skating with the Starz” to benefit the Advocate Condell Cancer Care program Saturday, June 22. Beginning a...
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Chipmunk Woods is new nature and outdoor classroom for kidsJun 14, 2013 9:15 am - Chipmunk Woods, a free-play nature and outdoor classroom behind Volo Bog State Natural Area’s Visitor Center, will celebrate its grand opening in a ceremony from 2:30 to...
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MainStreet Libertyville Farmers Market celebrates 33 yearsJun 14, 2013 9:11 am - MainStreet Libertyville’s farmers market celebrates 33 years with its opening at 9 a.m. Thursday, June 20. Mayor Terry Weppler will officially open the market with the ...
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Recommit to being better dads this Father’s DayJun 13, 2013 11:29 am - We want our dads to do a lot of things for us. Of course we want them to love us, to hug us, to comfort us when we are scared or lonely, to pick us up when we fall down....