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Wheaton Drama opens season with Monty Python-style comedySep 15, 2011 12:00 am - For those who declare a scratch “just a flesh wound,” or spend afternoons imitating the Knights Who Say Ni, Wheaton Drama has just the show for you. As its 2011-12 seaso...
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ECC a good choice for veteransSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Elgin Community College has earned the distinction as one of the most Military Friendly Schools for 2012. GI Magazine, a premier publication for people transitionin...
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'Flood Streets' pours into Naperville film festivalSep 15, 2011 12:00 am - Real estate agent Helen Krieger and Joseph Meissner, a martial arts instructor with a flair for acting, had been living in New Orleans for only four years when Hurricane...
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Volunteers needed for beach cleanup at Ft. Sheridan preserveSep 14, 2011 4:35 pm - Help clear a nearly 1-mile stretch of Lake Michigan shoreline at Fort Sheridan Forest Preserve near Highland Park on Saturday, Sept 17, from 9 a.m. to noon. Local worker...
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Foundation to host Ryan’s Run 5K in Vernon HillsSep 14, 2011 6:00 am - The Ryan Briere Foundation announces its first Ryan’s Run 5K Run/Walk Sunday, Sept. 18, at Century Park North, 1401 Indianwood Drive, Vernon Hills. Race packets should b...
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Lombard recruiter helps unemployed find jobsSep 14, 2011 1:00 am - The jobs report released by the federal government on Sept. 2 stunned the markets when it said employers had stopped adding jobs. That meant the federal unemployment ra...
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Bruce Conley Memorial Walk set for Saturday in ElburnSep 14, 2011 1:00 am - It has been a year since Bruce Conley's death, but his legacy lives on through Conley Outreach Community Services. The organization will hold a unique event to honor its...
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Huntley 5K, other races to benefit Shop with a CopSep 14, 2011 1:00 am - If you’re looking to pound the pavement in a local 5K that benefits a good cause, there’s one coming up in Huntley pretty soon. The fourth-annual Coach Tomaso Celebrati...
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CSBarks offers festival of fun for FidoSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - It’s clear that Fido has a special place in Carol Stream. A new 3-acre dog park, to be called Bark Park, is opening this fall at the northwest corner of North Avenue and...
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Lombard’s Prairie Days spotlights flatland ecosystemSep 14, 2011 12:00 am - When the first settlers came to what’s now the Chicago suburbs, every day was a prairie day. Tall grasses and wildflowers were common coverings for the vast, flat landsc...