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Rockin' for the Troops concert supports programs for military, familiesJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - At more than 13,000 feet above southern Florida, Mary Kubik prepared to jump. The New Jersey woman joined other families of fallen troops in a tandem sky-dive with memb...
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Round Lake Heights celebrates community with festivalJul 19, 2012 11:00 am - Round Lake Heights is throwing a party that'll start with a morning parade and roll into the evening with a fireworks extravaganza Saturday, July 21. Action begins at 11...
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Huntley's Animal House Shelter celebrates 10 yearsJul 19, 2012 8:00 am - The inspiration for opening the Animal House Shelter came from a phone call. “In my junior year in college, I got a phone call that a dog was dumped in the Barrington a...
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Annual concert series, camp fills void in vocal jazz educationJul 19, 2012 6:00 am - Janice Borla believes the heart and soul of jazz music is its improvisatory nature. Other musical forms, like pop, are rehearsed and run through to perfection before...
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Fox Lake Fireman's Fest returns this weekendJul 18, 2012 8:00 am - The annual Fox Lake Volunteer Fireman's Festival returns to Washington Street in Fox Lake this weekend with an outdoor music concert and water fights. Tom Muehlfelder, ...
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Convalescent center garden gives residents purposeJul 18, 2012 7:59 am - The garden is so hidden from view of those driving by on County Farm Road in Wheaton that it has come to be known as “The Secret Garden.” But to residents of the DuPage ...
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Wonder Lake water ski team to entertain at Mundelein's Community PicnicJul 17, 2012 2:00 pm - Championship water skiers forming on-water pyramids is just one of the many events at Mundelein Park and Recreation District's Community Picnic. The free event is Saturd...
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Sacred Heart German Fest celebrates church's rich historyJul 17, 2012 2:00 pm - In July 1912, 54 families banded together to form Sacred Heart Parish in Lombard. The first Mass was at the Lincoln Schoolhouse on Lake Street, which is now St. Charles ...
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Masters outdoor track championships sprint into LisleJul 17, 2012 11:00 am - With Olympic fever in the air, the Village of Lisle-Benedictine University Sports Complex plans to stage an event of national prominence. No need to book a flight to Lon...
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Musical acts power Vernon Hills’ Summer CelebrationJul 17, 2012 8:14 am - Vernon Hills’ Summer Celebration started as a neighborhood festival more than two decades ago, but in ensuing years has grown to become the second most attended event of...