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‘Sailing museum’ of Columbus replica ships to dock in WaukeganJul 25, 2012 1:12 pm - Christopher Columbus sailed the ocean blue in 1492, but next week, his ships will be sailing on Lake Michigan to Waukegan Harbor. Replicas of his ships, that is. Both t...
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Best bet to raising kids? Don’t be a helicopter parentJul 25, 2012 12:21 pm - The following was adapted from a recent online discussion. Q. I am pregnant with my first child and my husband and I are VERY excited. Can you suggest any child rearing ...
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The Great American Duck Race fills the bill at DuPage County FairJul 25, 2012 12:03 pm - Ready ... set ... quack. The Great American Duck Race is returning to the DuPage County Fair with multiple shows through Sunday at the fairgrounds in Wheaton. In an odd...
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Church near Mundelein hosts 38th annual eventJul 25, 2012 8:11 am - St. Mary of the Annunciation’s 38th Annual Pork and Corn Roast, one of Lake County’s signature summer festivals, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 4, at the church on Erha...
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Conservation Foundation bids farewell to midnight bike rideJul 25, 2012 8:00 am - At midnight Sunday, July 29, Jill Johnson will stand back and watch 500 red, blinking lights ride off in the darkness as Eric Clapton's “After Midnight” plays in the bac...
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Fair's educational efforts cover roosters to robotsJul 24, 2012 3:00 pm - Ah, the good ‘ol county fair. The nostalgia assaults your senses: sweet blueberry pies, squealing pigs, twirling carnival rides — a whole lot of old-timey, Americana fu...
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Lake Villa soldier named ‘Hometown Hero’ for JulyJul 24, 2012 1:01 pm - The Round Lake Area Exchange Club has announced its July Hometown Hero is U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Rose of Lake Villa. Rose was registered for this honor by Sgt. First Cla...
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Annual wine, beer and cigar festival to benefit Brainerd community center effortJul 24, 2012 11:54 am - For the third year, the Save Brainerd organization will sponsor the North Shore Wine, Beer, Cigar and Food Festival on the Brainerd grounds, 416 W. Park Ave. (Route 176)...
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Society would have to change to stop global warmingJul 24, 2012 8:00 am - You wanted to know “Will global warming end?” asked students in Katherine Crawford's fifth-grade classroom at West Oak Middle School in Mundelein. Global warming is a ph...
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Secretive girlfriend a sign of deeper problemsJul 23, 2012 2:47 pm - Q. My girlfriend has secrecy issues. She rarely tells me what she is doing or has done. If I ask her a question, she will analyze my words and tell me I did not ask in t...