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Do what feels right for you in letting go of pain of childhoodMar 12, 2013 11:57 am - Q. My father was a nightmare. When I was a kid, he would tell me I was “a b— just like your mother” and throw things at me; he even threw me down the stairs once and bro...
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Naperville mother turns loss of son into support for othersMar 12, 2013 8:34 am - Naperville mother turns loss of son into support for others
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Caring in action: Fundraiser helps PADS address changing needs of homelessMar 12, 2013 5:15 am - DuPage PADS has a clear and simply stated mission: to end homelessness in DuPage County. For 27 years, the organization has recruited teams of volunteers to provide ...
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Bringing a piece of Ireland to St. CharlesMar 11, 2013 2:05 pm - This year’s St. Patrick’s Day parade in St. Charles pays homage to its own roots. Though you might not guess it from her name alone, Rosie Martinez was the driving force...
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Get your green on in East DundeeMar 11, 2013 2:03 pm - East Dundee’s annual Thom McNamee Memorial St. Patrick’s Day Parade will step off at 11 a.m. Saturday from Rosie O’Hare’s Public House, 702 Water St. It will travel sout...
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Naperville teacher Michael Jelinek shows students how to be leadersMar 11, 2013 10:00 am - Even when students are not in school for the summer, you'll find Naperville North High School teacher Michael Jelinek maintaining a memorial garden for two graduates who...
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Quest for 500th “life bird” ends in EvanstonMar 10, 2013 5:00 am - So there I was in Miami last month, stalking a middle-class neighborhood with my binoculars, searching for a red-whiskered bulbul. The bulbul is originally from Asia, bu...
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Quest for 500th “life bird” ends in EvanstonMar 08, 2013 9:00 am - So there I was in Miami last month, stalking a middle-class neighborhood with my binoculars, searching for a red-whiskered bulbul. The bulbul is originally from Asia, bu...
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Moving Picture: Aurora woman's restaurant a haven for the hungryMar 08, 2013 5:00 am - Maribel Molina Cortes knows what it's like to be truly hungry. Years ago, without money for meals, she would scrounge for scraps near her workplace, including searching ...
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Two-career families work because parents find balanceMar 07, 2013 10:50 am - For a large majority of two-parent families, both father and mother work outside the home. Sometimes it’s out of economic necessity; sometimes it’s out of a commitment t...