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Are dysfunctional family holiday gatherings mandatory?Dec 12, 2011 12:00 am - Q. My mother is terribly hurt that I feel no attachment to my five stepsiblings and no desire to spend even one holiday every couple of years with them. They are al...
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Morton Arboretum exhibit highlights endangered treesDec 12, 2011 12:00 am - When you think about endangered trees, perhaps your mind travels to South American rain forests where slash-and-burn harvests have drastically damaged the landscape. Ma...
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Meet the last manual elevator operator in ElginDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - 87-year-old would 'rather be busy than idle'
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MainStreet Libertyville names holiday window display winnersDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - At the recent Libertyville tree lighting ceremony, MainStreet Libertyville officials announced the winners of the downtown holiday window display contest. The winner in ...
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Fox Lake Library hosting student eventsDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - The Fox Lake District Library will host two events in coming weeks designed to entice participation from students in middle and high school. On Tuesday, Dec. 13, the li...
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Remembering one of Wheaton College's ownDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Just days after Thanksgiving, Wheaton College lost one of its own. Like many of her classmates, junior Ramie Lynn Harris was returning to campus after celebrating a happ...
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Lake County Discovery Museum volunteer honored for effortsDec 11, 2011 11:00 pm - Karen Beasley, volunteer for the Lake County Forest Preserve District’s Lake County Discovery Museum, recently was named Volunteer of the Year by the Illinois Associatio...
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Tavis Smiley to speak at North CentralDec 11, 2011 5:00 am - Radio and television host Tavis Smiley will be keynote speaker during the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Week observance at North Central College in Naperville. The talk...
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Lombard church tells international Christmas storyDec 09, 2011 11:00 pm - For a Lombard church with a predominantly Indian congregation, putting on another rendition of the traditional Christmas story just didn’t seem quite right. Interna...
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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...