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Illinois Youth Dance Theatre performs ‘The Nutcracker’Dec 17, 2012 11:30 am - Illinois Youth Dance Theatre will present its 13th annual performances of “The Nutcracker” at Lake Zurich High School’s Performing Arts Center Dec. 21-23. The full-lengt...
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Gift-wrapping expert says creativity, fun make for a perfect holiday packageDec 17, 2012 9:00 am - Presented with all the impressive bows and luxury wrapping paper that transform even a simple gift into something almost high-fashion, Lilly Grimm heads straight for the...
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North Central opens Sesquicentennial WalkwayDec 16, 2012 5:30 am - North Central College's new Sesquicentennial Walkway is open to foot traffic and will serve as a pedestrian thoroughfare through the heart of the downtown Naperville cam...
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Bethlehem Peace Light coming to BloomingdaleDec 16, 2012 5:00 am - The Peace Light that marks the spot in Bethlehem where Christ was believed to have been born will travel to Bloomingdale this year. Each year, a child from Upper Austria...
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Life, marriage require us to change, adaptDec 14, 2012 11:00 am - They'd had a comfortable life together over their 50-plus years of marriage. Not that they hadn't had their ups and downs. Life had thrown a few curve balls their way; ...
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D50 jazz band to perform:Dec 13, 2012 3:33 pm - Woodland Middle School Jazz Band members will travel to Vernon Hills for a special performance at 7 p.m. Dec. 17 in the dining court of Westfield Hawthorn Mall, 122 Hawt...
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Waukegan Public Library set to begin ‘Deck the Walls’Dec 13, 2012 10:12 am - On Dec. 17, the Waukegan Public Library will begin a construction project to expand the North Shore Gas Adult Literacy Room located in the lower level. The project, tit...
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It’s not the neighbor’s fault the floor creaksDec 13, 2012 9:51 am - Q. My boyfriend and I recently began renting a condo. Our neighbor upstairs, “Kathy,” has very squeaky floors. She’s not always barefoot nor is she a light stepper. Whil...
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High honors for Algonquin bird and butterfly sanctuaryDec 13, 2012 7:05 am - Algonquin’s Gaslight Park Bird and Butterfly Sanctuary has won a 2012 Conservation and Native Landscaping Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Chicago...
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Clergyman takes closer look at 'It's a Wonderful Life'Dec 13, 2012 7:00 am - Christmas came early for me this year. In April I was contacted by a publisher asking if I'd be interested in writing a book on the classic Christmas movie “It's a Wond...