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Libertyville entertainment company offers 'Best of Broadway'Jul 30, 2012 6:00 am - Liberty Town Productions, Libertyville's not-for-profit entertainment company, recently hosted its fourth annual Musical Summer Showcase featuring the Best of Broadway. ...
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Lombard man wins top spot in DuPage County Fair photo contestJul 28, 2012 10:26 am - Dick Davis said his winning close-up shot of a pig lying in the hay was simply a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The Lombard man, 63, was the top f...
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Roselle-based Phil’s Friends supports cancer patients through spiritualityJul 28, 2012 10:26 am - We never know how we’d deal with adversity or personal tragedy until we’re staring it in the face with no choice but to go through it. We could curl up, wonder why and ...
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Our Stephanie Penick learns her neighbor has deep musical rootsJul 28, 2012 10:25 am - Long before we knew our neighbor was an accomplished percussionist, a devoted hip-hopper and the name behind The J. Davis Trio, we were well aware that our Papillon pup,...
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Summer Place to stage ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’Jul 27, 2012 12:51 pm - You wouldn’t think the Bible and rock, jazz and Western styles of music and dance would mesh together well. But in Summer Place Theatre’s production of “Joseph and the T...
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Fair fundraiser to benefit Friends of DuPageJul 27, 2012 12:51 pm - They say it takes a village to raise a child. But how many people does it take to put smiles on thousands of faces, young and old, during the DuPage County Fair? Well, t...
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Three Vernon Hills queens chosen to reignJul 27, 2012 12:28 pm - Three contestants who have been there before, including a past winner, reign as Vernon Hills queens for 2012. Natalie Chiarello, 17, a senior at Vernon Hills High School...
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DuPage County Fair offering dog adoptionsJul 27, 2012 7:57 am - Cody is a seven-pound brown-and-black terrier mix who likes running in the yard and snuggles on the couch, according to his profile provided by Annie’s Little Angels, a ...
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Spay and Stay of Lake County receives grant for feral cats in WaukeganJul 26, 2012 3:12 pm - PetSmart Charities has awarded Spay and Stay in Lake County a grant to spay/neuter, vaccinate and microchip 750 free-roaming/stray/feral cats at no cost to registered co...
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Champion motocross riders unleash high-flying skills at DuPage County FairJul 26, 2012 3:05 pm - Against his doctor’s recommendation, Hal Strauss returned to freestyle motocross just six weeks after a life-threatening crash left him with broken ribs, a lacerated kid...