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No one ever deserves to be mistreated in relationshipsJan 10, 2013 5:01 am - Q. I tend to get treated badly by some pretty serious jerks. Often, it’s my fault — there are obvious signs of jerkiness and I proceed without caution. Other times it’s ...
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Downers Grove dance company to present ‘Peter Pan’Jan 08, 2013 11:41 am - Midwest Ballet Theatre’s full-length, original story ballet “Peter Pan,” featuring Captain Hook, Tiger Lily, Tinker Bell and the gang, will take the stage at 1:30 p.m. M...
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ECC student overcomes adversity, focuses on educationJan 08, 2013 6:56 am - Bryan Lantz joined the Upward Bound program as a sophomore at Larkin High School. The college prep program for potential first-generation college students gave him his f...
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90-year-old Lisle man continues regular workout regimenJan 08, 2013 6:00 am - Lisle's Charles Fultz didn't start working out until he was 70. Twenty years later, he's still going strong.
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Enter your favorite chocolate treat in baking contestJan 07, 2013 10:00 am - There are three basic food groups: milk chocolate, dark chocolate and white chocolate. Mix them all together and you may have the winner for this year's fifth annual “S...
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GreenMan holds auditions for ‘Secret Garden’Jan 07, 2013 8:41 am - Elmhurst-based GreenMan Theatre will hold auditions next month for its production of the children’s classic “The Secret Garden” by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The story wil...
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Marsh regular exposes wonders of 'patch birding'Jan 07, 2013 8:00 am - Now and then I'll write about a great place to go birding. Less often, I'll focus on a birder. Today I get to do both. McKee Marsh in Warrenville and Fillmore Dryden ar...
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Village Theatre Guild tells Nuremberg judge’s story in ‘Trying’Jan 07, 2013 7:09 am - Playwright Joanna Glass tells the story of an elderly man who was at the epicenter of world history and a 25-year-old woman in “Trying,” the Village Theatre Guild’s firs...
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North Central conference aims to help aspiring artistsJan 06, 2013 4:14 am - North Central College’s 13th annual Self Employment in the Arts Conference Feb. 22-23 will help aspiring artists learn to become successful entrepreneurs. The conference...
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A direct response to behavior is bestJan 05, 2013 9:00 am - Q. I hope I’m not too late with a Christmas dilemma. My friend, “Louise,” has a 4-year-old niece, “Lyndie,” who is already a spoiled brat. Last year at their family Chri...