Local
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A birder's news, notes and observations from a very 'big year'Dec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - This year began ominously when thousands of blackbirds dropped dead out of the sky in Arkansas. Remember that? A few days later, in Louisiana, it happened again. Thankfu...
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Restaurant offers foreign language karaokeDec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - A downtown Wauconda restaurant is trying to bring together people of all races and ethnicities through song and dance. La Malinche, 461 W. Liberty St., is a Mexican rest...
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Grayslake library purchases e-book readersDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - Because of the popularity of e-books, the Grayslake Public Library District has purchased nine NOOK Simple Touch™ e-book readers that are available for patrons to checko...
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Don’t love Christmas? Consider an alternativeDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - One seasonal milestone has passed — the family Thanksgiving dinner. Now we’re entrenched in another: the shop-until-you-drop weeks after Thanksgiving. I’d actually forg...
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Palatine police spread joy through Holiday Helper programDec 08, 2011 11:00 pm - There’s still an opportunity to assist Palatine police in making the holidays especially happy for dozens of local children. Police are hoping anyone interested in helpi...
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Dist. 95 officials seeking candidates for vacancy on boardDec 07, 2011 11:00 pm - John Kropf’s recent resignation from the Lake Zurich Unit District 95 school board has left a vacancy officials are trying to fill. Kropf quit the seven-member panel Dec...
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Oakton named among safest college campuses in nationDec 07, 2011 10:00 pm - Oakton Community College in Des Plaines and Skokie is one of the safest college campuses in the United States, according to StateUniversity.com's annual report of crime ...
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Tuba players blow mellow tones in Christmas concerts in Naperville, AuroraDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - When Katie Heuer was 9, only the tuba satisfied her musical ear. Her family tried to convince her to play another instrument more suited for her size, but she couldn't g...
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Lake Zurich church hosts annual Christmas PageantDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - “Bethlehem’s Cry Heard Around the World” is the theme of Quentin Road Baptist Church’s 2011 annual Christmas pageant. It features songs and drama, complete with a donkey...
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Tread lightly when it comes to your boyfriend’s parentsDec 06, 2011 11:00 pm - Q. So, my boyfriend of three years and I have discussed engagement, but now I am struggling with a recent family mess. My boyfriend’s car was totaled, and instantly ...