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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 ...
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Voices of Hope: Music energizes Naperville cancer patientApr 24, 2013 9:00 am - Seven months ago I never imagined how different my life could be. They always say your life can change at the drop of a hat. For me, that is exactly what happened. In mi...