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Two right things to do when breaking up with straying girlfriendAug 22, 2011 1:00 am - Q. I don't know what to do. My girlfriend of one year has been out of state taking a class and has made several friends of her new classmates. Before she left, we wo...
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Glen Ellyn church group treks to MontanaAug 22, 2011 12:00 am - For the 16th straight year, five adults and nine youths from First Presbyterian Church of Glen Ellyn made the 1,140-mile trip this summer to the Fort Peck Reservation in...
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Dist. 300 dad uses his family to inspire new logo designAug 21, 2011 6:00 am - When Lake in the Hills resident Peter Lilliebridge read about Community Unit District 300’s contest to find a new logo, the graphic designer took the suggestions in the ...
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Gladiolus grower raises champion flowersAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - The world around him is changing but Ed Frederick has maintained his love for the tall spiked flower called gladiolus. And even at 78 — with two new knees, a new should...
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Naperville Public Library now has digital talking books availableAug 20, 2011 12:00 am - Do you want to read popular books and magazines but find yourself unable to use regular printed materials? The Naperville Public Library staff can show you how the new d...
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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...