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Thanksgiving celebrated in many ways around the worldNov 21, 2011 11:00 pm - You wanted to know “How is Thanksgiving celebrated around the world?” asked second-graders in Rachel Boehm’s class at Hawthorn Elementary North in Vernon Hills. The firs...
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DuPage Habitat celebrates dedication of two houses in West ChicagoNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - This Christmas, two families will receive gifts too big to fit under the tree. The Wells and Gibson families will cut the ribbons on and receive keys to their new homes...
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Lake Zurich police urging seat belt useNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - With the holidays upon us, Lake Zurich police are warning people to wear seat belts in cars. As of Jan. 1, 2012, everyone, no matter the age or seating position, will be...
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Youth improv festival in Green OaksNov 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Improv teams and clubs from the Chicago northern suburbs are invited to register for the North Suburban Youth Improv Festival sponsored by Improv Playhouse Community Out...
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Bull Creek watershed plan gathers supportNov 18, 2011 12:00 am - Fremont Township and the villages of Libertyville and Grayslake recently joined the growing list of local jurisdictions to adopt the Bull Creek — Bull’s Brook Watershed ...
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Elk Grove mayor says pension liabilities hurting townsNov 18, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson says pension liabilities are hurting towns that already are cutting costs to avoid raising taxes. Johnson said for the fifth year i...
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Business leader joins Career Resource CenterNov 18, 2011 12:00 am - The Career Resource Center, Inc. (CRC) announced that Mary Beth Barrett-Newman, founder and president of 2nd Career Consulting, has joined its group of professional advi...
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Tani shares thoughts on NASA’s future in spaceNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Astronaut Dan Tani just may be the best person with suburban ties to ask about space. He spent many of his childhood years in Lombard, but he’s now a NASA astronaut wit...
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Santa chugs into Bensenville on SundayNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Santa and the Yuletide Express will be getting a jump start on Christmas in Bensenville. The Jolly Old Fat Man will chug into town at 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 20, just in tim...
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Road improvements planned at ECCNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A major road project connecting two thoroughfares on the campus of Elgin Community College is under way and should be completed by mid-December as long as the weather ho...