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Pulitzer Prize-winning author presents new book on JeffersonDec 03, 2012 2:20 pm - Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham will discuss his latest book, “Thomas Jefferson: The Art of Power,” at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in North Central College’s Went...
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She's tired of hosting big holiday dinners with no reciprocationDec 03, 2012 2:00 pm - Q. Our family includes 20-plus people, most on my husband's side. For years my mother or I hosted Christmas, and my husband's mother or sister hosted Thanksgiving. Five ...
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Elnhurst program brings Dickens’ Christmas stories to lifeDec 03, 2012 10:22 am - Nothing depicts the holidays quite like the tales of Charles Dickens, whose literary interpretations of Christmas — bah humbug and all — have colored the world’s percept...
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Holiday chocolate sales to benefit McHenry health clinicDec 02, 2012 10:25 am - Katie Anderson-Tedder first learned about the Family Health Partnership Clinic last year as a reporter working on an assignment. The clinic serves under- and uninsured ...
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West Chicago runner goes the distance for PADSDec 02, 2012 5:00 am - Each June for the past three years, West Chicago's Mike DeMeritt has run in a 100-mile race in southern Wisconsin. He navigates rocky terrain, hills, rolling meadows an...
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Lisle’s Pillar Awards honor residents who display good characterDec 01, 2012 10:28 am - Merci, mealo, eso, tack and gracias are small words to say thank you from around the world. But no matter how it is spoken, each little word expresses appreciation. The...
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Wheaton Rotary striving to help veteransDec 01, 2012 5:00 am - The Rotary Club of Wheaton has partnered with the Midwest Shelter for Homeless Veterans in Wheaton to help ensure veterans who are rebuilding their lives have adequate t...
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Improv Playhouse to perform “It’s A Wonderful Life”Nov 30, 2012 6:51 pm - The Improv Playhouse Radio Players, a professional drama troupe of the Libertyville-based theater company, is performing the live staged radio drama “It’s A Wonderful Li...
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Woodlands Academy hosts annual Winter WonderwalkNov 30, 2012 6:46 pm - Magnificent Lake Forest residences decorated in holiday finery will welcome Winter Wonderwalk guests of Woodlands Academy of the Sacred Heart on Wednesday, Dec. 5. Chris...
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Pack the Gym celebrates Special Olympics, helping othersNov 30, 2012 9:25 am - For basketball fans interested in helping area families in need, it was a slam dunk. A standing-room crowd packed the Hubble Middle School gym this week in Warrenville t...