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Villa Park event helps veterans cut through red tapeSep 13, 2011 12:00 am - Jeanne Beyer tends bar at Villa Park VFW Post 2801 and has heard her share of stories about veterans struggling to cut through red tape that often stands between them an...
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Favorite niece wants to share the wealthSep 12, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I have a fairly well-to-do aunt and uncle who have no children and choose to share their wealth with their nieces and nephews. However, some of us benefit more ...
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West Chicago to celebrate Mexican independenceSep 12, 2011 1:00 am - Music, dance, culture and crafts will line downtown West Chicago’s Main Street as the city celebrates Mexican Independence Day. The celebration will last throughout the...
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Ryerson Woods continues its reading programSep 12, 2011 12:00 am - The Friends of Ryerson Woods group will continue its successful “Ryerson Reads” program in September at the Deerfield-area forest preserve. The book discussion se...
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Civil War Days coming to Lake Villa on Sept. 17 and 18Sep 12, 2011 12:00 am - The Lake Villa Historical Society hosts the ninth annual Lake Villa Civil War Days event at Lehmann Mansion in Lake Villa. Daily hours are from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturda...
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Elmhurst College to screen breast cancer documentarySep 12, 2011 12:00 am - Stacey Raimondi, Elmhurst College assistant professor of biology, will speak at a special screening of the documentary “I Want So Much To Live,” sponsored by the college...
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RMHS Homecoming Week starts Sept. 19Sep 11, 2011 12:00 am - Rolling Meadows High School’s Student Council is proud to announce a weeklong celebration of Homecoming activities Sept. 19-24, with the theme, “A Hollywood Homecoming.”...
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Daughters of American Revolution preserve history, foster patriotismSep 10, 2011 12:00 am - Women were not allowed to engage in politics or enlist in the military at the time of the American Revolution, but that didn’t stop them — then or now — from being an in...
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Stevenson Spirt Fest to help CASA Lake CountySep 09, 2011 12:00 am - Stevenson High School’s annual Spirit Fest charity event returns Saturday, Sept. 17. The family-friendly event, sponsored by the school’s National Honor Society chapter,...
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Check out local literary talent at Palatine librarySep 09, 2011 12:00 am - You may not realize it, but the Northwest suburbs are teeming with talented authors who specialize in a gamut of genres. To get a glimpse into the area’s literary riches...