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Sounds of New Music fest coming to North CentralMar 21, 2012 6:00 am - North Central College will celebrate contemporary classical music during its second annual Sounds of New Music Festival April 11 and 12 on its Naperville campus. The...
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Schaumburg, Crystal Lake students bring salon to Little AngelsMar 20, 2012 2:54 pm - The Little Angels Developmental Training Center in Elgin was filled with the smells and sounds of a salon Friday, March 9. Students from the Cosmetology and Spa Institut...
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Three District 70 staffers win Character and Leadership AwardMar 20, 2012 2:40 pm - Three staff members nominated by teachers and staff in Libertyville Elementary District 70 have been honored with the 2011-12 Character and Leadership Award. Winners wer...
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Round Lake Area Exchange Club announces March Hometown HeroMar 20, 2012 2:40 pm - The Round Lake Area Exchange Club has announced that the March Hometown Hero is U.S. Marine Pfc. James Geraghty of Fox Lake. Geraghty is a 2011 graduate of Grant High Sc...
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Lisle grandmothers help their Kenyan counterpartsMar 20, 2012 1:00 pm - Donna Schreiber knew she didn't have $100,000 to give to Upendo Village in Kenya, where grandmothers struggle to raise their AIDS-orphaned grandchildren. But the Lisle ...
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It takes a patient birder to identify gullsMar 20, 2012 8:28 am - From its beginning in 2004, this column has been mostly silent when it comes to gulls. There is a good reason for that. Gulls scare me. This was true in the literal sens...
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An array of brain operations is at work to trigger your memoryMar 20, 2012 8:00 am - The inner workings of the brain are extremely complex and not fully understood. It turns out that memory is not just one function, but an array of operations with as man...
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Condell president named to Gift of Hope board of directorsMar 19, 2012 2:45 pm - Ann Errichetti, president of Advocate Condell Medical Center, is among the most recent appointments to the board of directors of Gift of Hope, a not-for-profit organizat...
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Visit Lake County names winners in photo contestMar 19, 2012 2:00 pm - Visit Lake County, the area's official destination marketing organization, recently completed a photo contest on its website, VisitLakeCounty.org. Visit Lake County rece...
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With warm weather, lots of ‘firsts’ among animals, plantsMar 19, 2012 11:39 am - My email In-box is overflowing with reports of “first” sightings of animals and plants — all of which are early this year. People have written to share their enthusiasm ...