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Highland Games combine culture with wacky eventsJun 13, 2012 8:00 am - For two days this weekend, Hamilton Lakes in Itasca will be transformed into Scotland. If you're there, you might see someone flipping over a 20-foot, 140-pound tree tr...
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Fest highlights Aurora's history of bluesJun 13, 2012 6:00 am - In 16 years of pamphlets and posters and T-shirts and marketing materials for the Blues on the Fox music festival, one iconic image signifying Aurora's blues history has...
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Jazz on tap at Elmhurst College eventJun 13, 2012 6:00 am - Three-time Grammy Award winner Dee Dee Bridgewater and the Elmhurst College Jazz Band will headline Elmhurst College’s 17th annual Summer Extravaganza beginning at 6:30 ...
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Descendants of Graue, Asche and Fischer families to gather at Graue MillJun 12, 2012 3:04 pm - When the Graue, Asche and Fischer families gather this weekend in Oak Brook, they’ll serve up a heaping helping of history
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Kickoff event Wednesday for new arts centerJun 12, 2012 3:00 pm - Organizers of the Fox Performing Arts Center will hold a kickoff event at 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 13, at Otto Engineering, 11 W. Main St., Carpentersville. The Fox Perfor...
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This partner should spend more time with familyJun 12, 2012 1:09 pm - Q. Partner A works long hours outside the home. Partner B is a stay-at-home parent. Weekend rolls around. Partner A wants to spend one day on a personal hobby/activity t...
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Some 10,000 severe storms can delay, ground air travel plans annuallyJun 12, 2012 10:59 am - Students in Golden Apple award-winner Maria Barba’s third-grade class at MacArthur Elementary School in Hoffman Estates asked, “What happens to airplanes during severe w...
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Vernon Hills High School hosts two summer theater classes for childrenJun 12, 2012 10:37 am - Phil Johnson, aka MooNiE the Magnif’Cent and a headliner at the Bristol Renaissance Faire for more than 20 years, will present two theater education classes at Vernon Hi...
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Talent Contests auditions set for SaturdayJun 12, 2012 10:24 am - Performers, it’s time to polish your acts. The Kane County Fair Talent Contest auditions will be Saturday, June 16, at St. Patrick Catholic School, 6N491 Crane Road, St....
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Lake County Forest Preserve District’s summer concert series begins June 19Jun 12, 2012 8:07 am - Music lovers of many styles can see award-winning performers at the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s eight-week summer “Events in the Plaza” concert series in Inde...