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We Grow Dreams helps people with disabilities develop job skillsFeb 04, 2013 1:00 am - In classrooms all over DuPage County and beyond, teachers group students with classmates for discussions, assignments and projects. The goal, of course, is to help the c...
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Cardinal in winter helps Glen Ellyn’s Robert Wilson win monthly prizeFeb 03, 2013 5:00 am - Sometimes holiday presents come from the most unexpected places. That’s how it was for Robert Wilson, who woke up Christmas morning, padded into the kitchen of his Glen ...
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FullScore Chamber Orchestra to perform its ‘Winter Classics’Feb 02, 2013 1:48 pm - FullScore Chamber Orchestra presents its next concert, “Winter Classics,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, at St. Paul the Apostle Church, 6401 Gages Lake Road in Gurnee. “W...
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CASA announces year-round volunteer training classesFeb 01, 2013 8:43 am - CASA Lake County, a nonprofit organization that trains volunteers to advocate for abused and neglected children in the juvenile court system, has announced a year-round ...
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IMSA math team scores highest ranking in contestFeb 01, 2013 8:26 am - One team from IMSA received the highest ranking possible in the 15th annual international High School Mathematical Contest in Modeling. Their performance placed IMSA amo...
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Moving Picture: Area firefighters purchase 9/11 trucksFeb 01, 2013 7:00 am - A firefighter is a hero once — the day he agrees to take the job. Every day after that, he is just doing his job. Although he doesn't remember where he heard it, that qu...
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Aurora Methodist volunteers give three days for othersJan 31, 2013 12:07 pm - Eleven members of four Aurora-area United Methodist churches recently spent three days volunteering to help people in need at the Midwest Mission Distribution Center of ...
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Theater event benefits programs for students with health concernsJan 31, 2013 12:02 pm - The GlenOaks Hospital Foundation’s 14th annual Brunch and Theater Event features a performance of the musical “Sunset Boulevard” to help fund programs for students with ...
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Des Plaines to choose next interim mayor MondayJan 31, 2013 11:00 am - The Des Plaines City Council on Monday will decide whether 8th Ward Alderman Mike Charewicz will continue to serve as acting mayor. The city council will select the mayo...
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Naperville singers ask those affected by cancer to be ‘Voices of Hope’Jan 31, 2013 10:22 am - The Naperville Men’s Glee Club is organizing what it calls “NMGC Voices of Hope,” a short-term volunteer chorus of men and women touched by cancer. The community outreac...