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Spooktacular draws families to downtown LombardOct 13, 2011 12:00 am - Downtown Lombard's annual Spooktacular Fall Festival will feature fall favorites like pumpkins, candy and scarecrows, and festival favorites such as cover bands, craft b...
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Woman should end affair and face her marriageOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Been married 26 years, two children in college. We’ve had a lot of major ups and downs. My husband had an affair 11 years ago that threw my world off its axis. ...
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Fox Lake offers pet vaccination clinicOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - A low-cost pet vaccination clinic will be offered from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 15, at Lakefront Park, 71 Nippersink Blvd., in Fox Lake. The clinic is being offered...
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Officials urge participation in National Fire Safety WeekOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Officials from the state fire marshal’s office urge everyone to take part in National Fire Safety Campaign Week. The week of Oct. 9-15 is officially fire safety week, an...
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Lisle parks host Halloween happenings this weekendOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - As you toss on your witch hat and cape or don fangs for the Halloween happenings at the Lisle Park District this weekend, make sure to remember your running shoes, too. ...
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DuPage high schools turn rivalries into support for Easter SealsOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - Even as they prepare for rivalry games on the football field, students at four DuPage County high schools are working as a team to help Easter Seals. On Friday, Napervil...
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Elgin piano teacher expands businessOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Virginia Smith said she starting playing piano as soon as she could crawl up onto the piano bench. That was more than 35 years ago. For the last 17 years or so, she has...
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Readers put Penick’s ‘P’s in perspectiveOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - After my recent column regarding “P” words that have affected my life from one millennium to the next, I heard from Frisbie pup promoter Tom Wehrli. To attract my attent...
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State leaders to sponsor health fair for seniors in LibertyvilleOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - State Rep. Ed Sullivan and state Sen. Dan Duffy will sponsor a senior health fair from 9 a.m. to noon Thursday, Oct. 13, at the Libertyville Sports complex, Route 45 and...
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Scouts bring imagination to Morton Arboretum's scarecrowsOct 11, 2011 12:00 am - Oh, what groups of energetic kids helped by creative adults can do with a stick-person frame, recycled clothing and props, and a lot of imagination. That's why before Ca...