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Mutual UFO Network to host symposium at Starved RockOct 30, 2012 10:38 am - Jen Janik’s third-graders at Big Hollow Elementary School in Ingleside asked, “Have there been any sightings of aliens in this area?” A few months ago in March, many res...
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Village Theatre Guild looks back at 50 years of musicalsOct 30, 2012 7:53 am - The Village Theatre Guild, Glen Ellyn’s community theater, will celebrate its 50th season with a festive cabaret Nov. 16 and 17 billed as “VTG Showstoppers! 50 Years of ...
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Elnhurst Historical Museum exhibits find local ties to World’s FairsOct 30, 2012 7:52 am - A new exhibit at the Elmhurst Historical Museum harvests artifacts with local ties to Chicago’s world’s fairs, but nothing hits closer to home than a series of prints di...
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Even if ex-wife’s actions were wrong, it’s time to move onOct 29, 2012 3:17 pm - Q. My wife and I have/had been married 24 years, however, the past four years were in separate rooms and sticking it out until last kid was in college. Last March we sig...
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Improvements continue at Naperville’s Meadow Glens ParkOct 29, 2012 3:16 pm - New recreation amenities and improvements at Naperville Park District’s Meadow Glens Park, 1101 Muirhead Ave., now are visible as work at the site continues this fall. ...
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Edward Foundation gala raises record $640,000Oct 29, 2012 8:59 am - The Edward Foundation raised a record $640,000 at its 22nd annual gala, “The Big Gig: Bella Italia. “ Nearly 700 people attended “The Big Gig,” which is the largest fun...
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Lake County trick-or-treat hoursOct 26, 2012 6:29 pm - The following is a listing of Halloween trick-or-treat days and hours in Lake County. Antioch: 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31 Fox Lake: 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 31 ...
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Des Plaines firefighters featured in training manualOct 26, 2012 2:35 pm - Des Plaines firefighters will be featured in a textbook — titled Fundamentals of Firefighter Skills — expected to be published in December and used nationwide as a basic...
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Four most dangerous words? ‘I told you so’Oct 26, 2012 2:34 pm - Some words should seldom be used. A good example features four words strung together to create the sentence “I told you so.” Separately these words are fairly harmless. ...
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Blackhawk Middle School program aims to teach toleranceOct 26, 2012 1:07 pm - Blackhawk Middle School students in Bensenville will participate in a national Mix It Up at Lunch program Monday, Oct. 29, as part of the school’s anti-bullying and teac...