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Volunteers plant native seeds at West Chicago PrairieJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Steve Sentoff was fairly new to West Chicago when he and his wife began hearing about the West Chicago Prairie Forest Preserve. Tucked in an industrial park on land that...
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Elmhurst College art exhibition honors high school artistsJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Elmhurst College will celebrate young artists and public school art programs when it sponsors the 13th annual High School Exhibition starting Thursday, Jan. 5. The two-...
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Losing her sight, Aurora woman still has fitness visionJan 01, 2012 11:00 pm - Just because Joan Creviston of Aurora is losing her sight doesn't mean she can't have a vision. The 47-year-old former interior designer can only see within a 10-degree...
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It’s not too early to plan your summer picnicJan 01, 2012 4:00 am - When winter snows fall and cold winds blow, few people are likely thinking about camping or picnicking in DuPage County. But warmer days will be here again, and it’s ne...
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Libertyville High dance teacher wins regional prizeDec 31, 2011 12:00 am - Libertyville High School dance teacher Eryn Brown has been named Midwest Dance Educator of the Year by the Midwest District of the American Alliance of Health, Physical ...
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Looking ahead to 2012 in Lake CountyDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Budgets continue to be a concern for most Lake County communities, but there have been signs of life after the economic body blows of the past few years. And maybe even ...
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Matt’s Cookies in Wheeling makes homemade delightsDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Walking into Matt’s Cookie factory in Wheeling is like stepping through a hot cookie oven time-machine and ending up at your mom’s kitchen where the cookies are made fro...
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It’s important to know what can change — and what can’tDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Ever have an issue in your marriage that just never seems to get settled? You know, the sort of issue that you’ve talked about again and again and again, the sort of is...
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New alumni coordinator hopes to reunite ECC studentsDec 29, 2011 11:00 pm - Are you an alumnus of Elgin Community College who has lost track of a former classmate? Or, perhaps you're a one-time ECC student who has an uncanny knack for rememberin...
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A look back at 2011's top Lake County storiesDec 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Crime dominates the list of Lake County's top news stories of 2011. Nearly all of the 10 stories selected as the year's most important by staffers of the Daily Herald's ...