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Des Plaines resident urges officials to drop city-funded insuranceSep 24, 2012 1:43 pm - Des Plaines 4th Ward resident Wayne Woodworth has an idea for saving the city more than $100,000 in expenses in 2013 — eliminate health insurance benefits for the mayor,...
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Des Plaines adopts new ward boundariesSep 24, 2012 1:43 pm - The Des Plaines City Council this week approved and adopted new boundaries for the city’s eight wards ahead of the Tuesday, Sept. 25 deadline — the first day aldermanic ...
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Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church celebrates 50 yearsSep 24, 2012 12:21 pm - Shepherd of the Lakes Lutheran Church of Grayslake announces it is celebrating its 50th anniversary as a congregation this year. To commemorate this historic event, She...
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Severe illness doesn’t stop ECC nursing student from graduating with honorsSep 24, 2012 11:38 am - Nicole McDaniel just finished the two busiest years of her life. And now she’s recovering, impatiently waiting to get on with the next phase of her career. McDaniel has ...
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Three high-achieving women to speak at Benedictine summitSep 24, 2012 9:15 am - Patricia Harris, Jill Morgenthaler and Linda Yang will be the featured speakers at the 2012 Greater Chicago Women’s Leadership Summit presented by the College of Busines...
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Cards created by students greet Ryder Clup hotel guestsSep 23, 2012 6:38 am - Cards created by students greet Ryder Cup hotel guests
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Successful marriage takes combination of optimism, realismSep 22, 2012 10:30 am - One of the best parts of my job is the work I do with couples planning to be married. In “premarital counseling” we talk about such things as why people get married, wha...
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Bobcats take up residence in Cosley Zoo's new exhibitSep 22, 2012 10:00 am - A pair of bobcats are taking center stage this week in Wheaton following the unveiling of Cosley Zoo's first new wildlife exhibit since the late 1990s. The 10-year-old ...
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Lake County Discovery Museum hosts new Dickens exhibit starting Sept. 29Sep 21, 2012 1:27 pm - The legendary Charles Dickens and his beloved characters Ebenezer Scrooge, Oliver Twist, Tiny Tim and scores of others have proliferated and endured in popular culture, ...
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Moving Picture: When horses are therapeuticSep 21, 2012 10:00 am - In March of this year, Carrie Capes opened the doors to HorsePower Therapeutic Riding at Fox Chase Farms in Maple Park, offering therapeutic horseback riding to the spec...