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Like humans, some ocean creatures need to breathe airAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know A sixth-grade student in Gregg Thompson’s social studies class at Woodland Middle School in Gurnee asked, “Why do some aquatic animals need to get air...
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Lambs Farm gets groovy with ’60s theme celebrationAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Hearken back to this defining decade with Lambs Farm’s 50th anniversary community celebration, “Celebrating the ’60s: Peace, Love and Lambs.” Bring your blankets and cha...
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Ross Dress for Less to open in Algonquin, ElginAug 08, 2011 1:00 am - There have been many guesses floating around on what's going into the former Circuit City building along Randall Road in Algonquin Commons. Construction work on the form...
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Adopt a Lake County highway, help keep roads cleanAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The Adopt-A-Highway program it is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, “greener” environment in Lake County. Now is your opportunity to enroll in the pro...
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Lombard couple's home rebuild wins sustainability awardAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - When a fire left Dustin Smith and Cherry Countryman's Lombard home uninhabitable, the idea of rebuilding it using sustainable architecture, landscape elements and applia...
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Hit the summer party scene with LindenfestAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Lindenhurst is about to throw its annual four-day party. As usual, Lindenfest will be on the village hall and U.S. Postal Service property at 2301 E. Sand Lake Road. Th...
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Hunt down bargains at Yesterday’s Farm flea market in Wood DaleAug 07, 2011 6:00 am - From glassware and vintage jewelry to boxes of yellowing magazines and the appendages of discarded mannequins, the Yesterday’s Farm Flea Market has it all. For almost a ...
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Wheaton Peace Corps volunteers inspire friendsAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Some went without credit cards, others endured limited access to showers and the Internet. Michelle Kloempken survived a week without a microwave, refrigerator, televisi...
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St. Matthew’s annual pig roast coming Sunday, Aug. 21Aug 07, 2011 12:00 am - St. Matthew Lutheran Church will sponsor its 21st annual Pig Roast Sunday, Aug. 21, from noon to 5 p.m. at the church on Old McHenry Road, between Quentin and Midlothian...
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Improv in Libertyville holds auditions for “The Music Man Jr.”Aug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Auditions for youth in third through ninth grades for the Improv Playhouse Showstoppers production of “The Music Man Jr.” will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at the B...