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Salt Creek Ballet’s ‘Sleeping Beauty’ awakens passion in dancersMay 11, 2012 5:48 am - Sammie Schmidt was just a fourth-grade girl mesmerized by the “princesses” onstage when she first saw the Salt Creek Ballet’s production of “The Sleeping ...
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Naperville Park District's EcoFest opens kids' eyes to conservationMay 10, 2012 12:00 pm - Youngsters are being encouraged to do some exploring this weekend that will take them off the beaten path in Naperville Park District. The inaugural EcoFest will give p...
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Carpentersville resident recognized for keeping pressure onMay 10, 2012 12:00 pm - For years, Kent Baldwin of Carpentersville has kept the heat on village officials and on our state legislators to add more streetlights. Baldwin, who has previously ru...
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Geneva prepares for city hall’s centennialMay 10, 2012 10:36 am - Geneva is getting ready to celebrate the centennial of its city hall with a party May 19. In advance of that, the city’s preservation planner, Karla Kaulfuss, compi...
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Libertyville church fundraiser, auction now at Sports ComplexMay 10, 2012 8:06 am - First Presbyterian Church of Libertyville is moving its annual fundraising auction and entertainment evening to the Libertyville Sports Complex to allow more community m...
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Chick hatching a tradition at Mundelein's FairhavenMay 10, 2012 8:00 am - It's been chick-hatching time in four first-grade classrooms at Fairhaven School in Mundelein, with the most recent batch of little ones recently breaking through their ...
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Lake County event to pack meals for needy children in developing countriesMay 09, 2012 2:32 pm - An estimated 500 Lake County volunteers will pack 100,000 lifesaving meals for children in developing countries on Saturday, May 12, at East Lake Academy in Lake Forest....
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Letter carriers need your help to Stamp Out Hunger May 12May 09, 2012 2:00 pm - Letter carriers throughout northern Illinois will Stamp Out Hunger on Saturday, May 12, when the annual food drive celebrates its 20th year. That day, letter carriers w...
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Access to law is fundamental, attorney saysMay 09, 2012 2:00 pm - Judith Leesley always wanted to go to law school but when she graduated from college, one thing led to another and it didn't happen. She lived overseas for awhile, raise...
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On stage in Elgin again: Nothing Special ProductionsMay 09, 2012 12:00 pm - As children, they spent countless hours onstage learning lines and performing in youth theater. They grew up and moved on; some to larger cities, some to non-acting ca...