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Kings Bowl, Charles Tillman team up for charity fundraiser in RosemontJun 01, 2012 2:45 pm - Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman is partnering with Rosemont’s newest entertainment venue, Kings Lanes, Lounge & Sports, for the Charles Tillman Pro BOWLer Chari...
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Peace Corps director speaking at NCC commencementJun 01, 2012 8:42 am - The director of the Peace Corps, Aaron Williams, will deliver the address June 9 at the 147th commencement ceremony of North Central College in Naperville. The ceremony ...
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Best friend’s drama leaves no room for anything elseMay 31, 2012 2:39 pm - Q. Please help me sort my feelings about my best friend. She has been through a rough few months. She had an emotionally abusive relationship come to a head and (mercif...
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How Elgin High School nearly lost its nameMay 31, 2012 2:00 pm - What's in a name? Apparently everything when it comes to a high school. At least that was the case 50 years ago this spring when the U-46 Board of Education, then common...
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Firefighter sworn in; ‘Wild About Nature’ awardMay 31, 2012 10:51 am - Ÿ Christopher Jannusch was sworn into the office of Des Plaines Firefighter/Paramedic by Mayor Martin J. Moylan, on Wednesday, April 11, in the Mayor’s City Hall Office....
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Naperville native tells story of Loomis Street Crossing train accidentMay 31, 2012 10:32 am - Chuck Spinner was in his mother’s womb on the day a passenger train plowed into the back of another, killing 45 people and injuring more than 100 others, just one block ...
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Railroad’s dark day recalled at 50th anniversaryMay 31, 2012 10:31 am - This story originally appeared in the Daily Herald on April 24, 1996. By Lorilyn Rackl Daily Herald Staff Writer It was April 25, 1946. A sergeant, with medals on his ch...
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How you can help Carpentersville kidney recipientMay 31, 2012 10:00 am - Earlier this week, we reported that Nathan Saavedra, the 3-year-old Carpentersville boy who was born with prune belly syndrome, has found a second man willing to donate ...
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Batavia celebrates its ‘music man’May 31, 2012 8:19 am - More than 1,200 people filled the Batavia High School gym to honor one who has given our community one of its greatest gifts — the gift of music. Like Meredith Willson’...
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Art fair returns to historic Graue MillMay 31, 2012 8:17 am - In a world of “bigger, louder, more,” Graue Mill and Museum’s annual fine arts festival offers smaller and quieter and, well, more. Among 100-year-old trees, the histori...