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Make-a-Wish Foundation gala hopes to raise $50,000Aug 21, 2012 12:38 pm - A Formal Red Carpet Gala is set for Saturday, Aug. 25, in Wadsworth to benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, with the goal of raising $50,000 or enough money to grant 10 w...
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Mom still advocating for her son and others with Down syndromeAug 21, 2012 11:00 am - From the moment Marjorie Sullivan Lee learned her newborn son, Kevin, had Down syndrome she became his advocate. Dismissing her pediatrician's suggestion that Kevin be p...
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Glenbard Parent Series opens with program on bullyingAug 21, 2012 7:51 am - Another school year begins, and with it comes pens, pencils and notebooks, band practice and football games. But for many students, back-to-school also means a return to...
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Hula Days brings Hawaiian culture to LisleAug 20, 2012 11:34 am - The rhythmic tones of a strumming ukulele will connect Hawaiians and visitors at Hawaiian Hula Days presented by the Hula Association of the Midwest. In its sixth year,...
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Lake Zurich man wins AFL Equipment Manager of the Year awardAug 20, 2012 6:00 am - The Arena Football League announced Chicago Rush equipment manager Jeff Henderson of Lake Zurich earned AFL Equipment Manager of the Year for the 2012 season. “I’m very ...
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Twilight Shuffle celebrates 5 yearsAug 20, 2012 6:00 am - MainStreet Libertyville’s Twilight Shuffle 5K is celebrating five years. The popular family event is at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, with the start/finish on Newberry Avenue ...
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Hawthorn Woods women dedicate Ironman Triathlon to friendAug 19, 2012 5:00 am - After months of training, hours of running, swimming, and biking, two 44-year-old women will participate in an Ironman competition to honor their friend and local hero w...
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‘Kinder, gentler’ Derby Lite skates across suburbsAug 18, 2012 10:57 am - They arrive at a building in a Lombard office park with helmets hooked to rolling suitcases and begin their transformation from Megan or Amanda or Melissa or Trina into ...
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YMCA names health, wellness coordinatorAug 18, 2012 10:56 am - Lake County Family YMCA has named Mayra Galindo as its Northern Lake YMCA health & wellness coordinator. A Gurnee resident, Galindo is responsible for fitness programmin...
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Down-home blues featured at RibfestAug 18, 2012 10:55 am - Chicago blues and award-winning ribs highlight the Little Bear Ribfest set for 6 to 11 p.m. Friday, Aug. 24, and 3 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, at Century Park, 1001 La...