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Tavis Smiley talks career, politics and povertyJan 17, 2012 12:00 am - Radio and television personality Tavis Smiley will present the keynote address Thursday at Naperville’s North Central College as part of the school’s weeklong celebratio...
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Sample Asian culture at Benedictine festJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - Shrimp, beef or vegetables? Scallion, ground beef or shallot? Boil, fry or steam? There are many ways to make authentic Chinese dumplings, and each yields a different r...
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JUST works to help DuPage jail inmates change their livesJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - For many inmates released from the DuPage County jail, it can be a short trip to the outside world and back. Susan Neustrom, executive director of JUST, wants to change ...
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Mundelein theater group gets $4,000 giftJan 16, 2012 11:00 pm - The Kirk Players community theater group received an unexpected gift during the recent holiday season. Sheila Bourque, president of the Mundelein-based theater group, re...
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Naperville Park District's new programs aim to get kids closer to natureJan 16, 2012 12:00 am - Sandie Gilmer wants your child to learn about owl poop. Yes, owl poop! Actually, of course, that's just one of many things the Naperville Park District program manager h...
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Daniel Wright students launch ‘For the Troops’ projectJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Students in the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) at Daniel Wright Junior High School are launching a new outreach project, “For the Troops.” Through this effort, st...
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Sticking up for her brother might get her kicked outJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Q. I’m 17 and moving away next fall for school. My older brother, who lives on his own, came out to our family 18 months ago. My mother (very religiously conservativ...
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Elgin hip hop artist taps into Christian faith for inspirationJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Angel Chairez, 26, admits he was a bad kid. He used to go to school wearing headphones, blast his music and breeze through the day, not caring about anything. Chairez hi...
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Four Lakes Ski Hill offers sports, lessons, special eventsJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Last week's fresh snow on top of layers of solid packed machine-made snow was like frosting on a cake to the folks who flock to the popular Four Lakes Alpine Snowsports ...
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Ryerson Woods to host discussion of global bee crisisJan 15, 2012 11:00 pm - Beekeepers around the United States and the world are reporting an incredible loss of honey bees to a phenomenon called “Colony Collapse Disorder” that threatens the ent...