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Benefit to help 4-year-old cancer patientJan 20, 2012 11:00 pm - A benefit is scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 19, to raise money for the family of a 4-year-old Libertyville boy suffering from a rare form of brain cancer. A celebration supp...
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Images: Behind The Scenes at Anderson Animal ShelterJan 20, 2012 1:00 pm - ...
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Teachers win grants for special programsJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Two Libertyville Elementary District 70 teachers will receive Trustmark Grants for special programs this year. New physical education teacher Michael Kolar will receive...
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Avid learner earns certificates at Lisle arboretumJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - A chance encounter in the Morton Arboretum’s Schulenburg Prairie turned into an 11-year pursuit of knowledge for John Hagstrom. A retired aerospace engineer, Hagstrom is...
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Make sure you’re being heard and understoodJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - If you’re around 2- and 3-year-olds, you know the routine. It starts off with a few words jumbled together: “Megoaudduugginpaybagyad.” In the case of my son, these word...
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Lake Villa library celebrates 60th anniversaryJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Lake Villa District Library celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2012, marking a long journey from the Cedar Avenue storefront. A yearlong celebration of activities and in...
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Go inside South Elgin's animal haven, where cats, dogs are top priorityJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Anderson Animal Shelter in South Elgin started in 1966 as the Humane Society of North Central Illinois. In the years since then, it has grown in size and evolved into t...
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Naperville theater troupe presents ‘Joseph’Jan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Joel Hamilton knows about dreams. He knows about chasing them. He knows about living them. He even sings about them. So when he takes the stage this weekend in Napervil...
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Palatine promotes eight, welcomes six firefightersJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Whenever attendance for Palatine village council meeting is standing room only, it’s typically due to a controversial topic. That wasn’t at all the case Monday night, wh...
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Grand opening of new learning center at ECCJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - The new Academic Library and Learning Center at Elgin Community College is already open to students, but the public is invited to a week in special events celebrating th...