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Annual Walk4Life funds fight to cure ALSSep 07, 2011 1:00 am - Sally Gill knows entirely too well how amyotrophic lateral sclerosis sneaks in and steals life away. She spent eight years watching it imprison her husband, Ben, in a bo...
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Openlands Lakeshore Preserve offers wealth of plant diversitySep 07, 2011 12:00 am - The grand opening of the Openlands Lakeshore Preserve, a one-of-a-kind natural area offering a wealth of unique recreational and educational opportunities, is planned fo...
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Bloomingdale Park District offers walk-to-run programSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - The Bloomingdale Park District’s inaugural walk-to-run program started this summer with a maximum enrollment of 30 people; however, that number was quickly increased to ...
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Glen Ellyn theater troupe to hold picnic, showSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Prospective members are invited to the Village Theatre Guild’s free Member Welcome Picnic starting at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 9, at the theater, Park Boulevard and Butterfi...
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Hot romance flickers out with no real explanationSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I met a girl, we hit it off immediately the night we met. Things went great for a month. She would say things like, “I really like you.” We both willingly suppl...
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Elmhurst College features work by self-taught artistSep 07, 2011 12:00 am - Elmhurst College will exhibit drawings by Raul Maldonado, a Mexican immigrant and self-taught artist, through Friday, Sept. 23. Highlighted by a reception from 4:30 ...
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Elawa Farm hosts ‘Dig into Fall’ garden symposiumSep 06, 2011 5:07 am - Elawa Farm is hosting its first “hands-on” Garden Symposium called “Dig into Fall”. The same program will be given each day, Sept. 9 and 10. Both days will begin with an...
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Marco Polo's travels left an imprint on later explorersSep 06, 2011 5:00 am - The details about Marco Polo's remarkable 26-year journey from his homeland Venice, thousands of miles across Central Asia and into China, were recorded by Mr. Rustichel...
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West Chicago Sept. 11 observance honors past, futureSep 06, 2011 1:00 am - Church bells will toll throughout West Chicago at 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 11, to signal the start of a communitywide observance of the 10th anniversary of the terrorist att...
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Lindenhurst church celebrates 50th anniversarySep 06, 2011 1:00 am - St. Mark Lutheran Church will celebrate its 50-year anniversary Sept. 25. The yearlong celebration will culminate with a dinner at Midlane Country Club in Wadsworth. Din...