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Villa Park Recreation makes sweet donationAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - Villa Park Recreation Department staff and volunteers helped make its award-winning Life Size Candy Land game part of a recent fundraiser. The department had been appro...
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Mount Prospect magician pursues puzzled audiencesAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - Jeff Scanlan just wants to make you think. Scanlan, who grew up in the Northwest suburbs and lives in Mount Prospect, is billed as America's Sports Magician. With 19 ye...
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Get your taste buds ready for Vernon Hills RibfestAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - The inaugural Little Bear Ribfest will showcase legendary down-home Chicago blues and award-winning ribs in Vernon Hills. The community event will be from 6 to 11...
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Seek humility, or it will find youAug 19, 2011 12:00 am - It was a warm fall day. Between meetings, I found myself walking down Michigan Avenue. It was lunch time; the sidewalks were packed with office workers, conventioneers, ...
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Circus returns to Addison for second year of thrillsAug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Less than a week before students return to the halls of Indian Trail Junior High in Addison, a different group will be taking over the school. These newcomers, tough, ar...
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Go behind the silver screen at Randall 15 in BataviaAug 18, 2011 11:00 pm - Go behind silver screen to see how 3-D IMAX takes film to another level
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Soulfest continues to make a difference in AuroraAug 18, 2011 1:00 am - Aurora’s annual Soulfest and Black Business Expo is a tradition for Lillian Perry. It’s a tradition she says has helped support “long-lasting” improvements to some of Au...
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Soul legend to dazzle late-night flea market crowdsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Enthusiasts of soul and R&B may recognize the musical stylings of “Twistin’ Harvey” Scales wafting through the DuPage County Fairgrounds Saturday. An influential 1960s-e...
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New programs, equipment welcome Dist. 300, U-46 studentsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Students across Kane and McHenry counties can expect to find more than just new books when they return to school over the next few weeks. District leaders say students w...
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Glenbard series provides ‘real-world’ parenting skillsAug 18, 2011 12:00 am - Alison Cohen of Glen Ellyn is the mother of two daughters — one who just started college and another in high school. She says it can be challenging to be a parent these ...