Local
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From Lisle to Libertyville, libraries are striving to make the best possible use of technologyJul 09, 2012 8:05 am - You’ve been waiting for more than half an hour for a seat. It’s incredibly crowded because you came at a peak hour and everyone seems to be taking their time. Just as y...
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Wheaton native plans to swim English Channel to fight diabetesJul 08, 2012 6:00 am - Wheaton native Marian Cardwell plans to swim the English Channel to raise money to fight diabetes
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If nothing else, he saves the lives of childrenJul 07, 2012 11:00 pm - When Gary Beu was a child trick-or-treating in Elgin, he carried with him a little orange box for UNICEF. Along with the candy he hoped to get from each house, he tried ...
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Wheaton Symphony opens new-look seasonJul 06, 2012 8:13 am - Tributes to Hollywood and Broadway will highlight a revamped season for the Wheaton Symphony Orchestra. Organizers say moving away from the symphony’s traditional focus ...
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Mother Nature sets the scene for Theatre-Hikes at Morton ArboretumJul 06, 2012 6:00 am - A howl tears through the deep greens of the Morton Arboretum's foliage. Conversations lull, children look up from play, a breeze suddenly stops blowing. During weekends...
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Curtain goes up on ‘Legally Blonde’ at Naperville’s Center Stage TheatreJul 05, 2012 10:58 am - The Center Stage Players are one of the first casts in the area to perform the high-energy musical “Legally Blonde,” their first show of the summer. The musical will be...
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Civil War Days comes to Lakewood Forest PreserveJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Hear the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons at the Lake County Forest Preserve's 21st annual Civil War Days at Lakewood Forest Preserve in Wauconda, from 10 a.m. t...
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More fun still to come with Celebrate Fox LakeJul 05, 2012 8:00 am - Fox Lake residents will wait until the weekend to celebrate Independence Day, but the village will definitely celebrate, officials said. The annual Fox Lake Independenc...
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Household chemical waste collection in Deerfield July 7Jul 03, 2012 3:03 pm - SWALCO will host a Mobile Household Chemical Waste event in Deerfield on July 7. This event, hosted by Deerfield, will be at Deerfield High School, 1959 North Waukegan R...
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Itasca honors World War II vets with traveling memorialJul 03, 2012 11:17 am - There’s an old guy down the street who doesn’t get out much anymore. But each morning, he wakes to raise the American flag on the pole outside his home. Maybe it’s a gr...