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St. Bede Walk-a-thon a successJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - St. Bede Catholic School in Ingleside held its annual St. Bede Walk-a-thon and raised funds for new laptop computers and software. The 300 students who attended the May...
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COD professor brings physics to lifeJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - College of DuPage physics professor David Fazzini is out to get students excited about science. By any means necessary. “Obviously we can open up a book and read about s...
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Pageants, parades headline Mundelein festJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - Pageants, a chicken wing-eating contest, musical performances and a fireworks show are just a few of the events planned for this week’s Mundelein Community Days celebrat...
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How dog who ate everything taught owner about lifeJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - I first realized a goat — and not a dog — shared my life when I returned home from work one night to find 12 round pop can ends scattered around the kitchen. The rest of...
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ECC's Samurai Burger wins Burger ThrowdownJun 27, 2011 1:00 am - After getting laid off from his job as an electrical engineer in 2008, Tony Gomez of Crystal Lake decided to start over. Following the example of his mother, who owned a...
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Taste of Lombard: So many flavors, so little timeJun 27, 2011 12:00 am - Corn on the cob, Italian sausage, barbecue, chocolate-covered strawberries, Chinese dishes, Mexican food, pizza — there’s so many different foods at the Taste of Lombard...
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Want to watch fireworks from Naperville’s carillon?Jun 26, 2011 6:00 am - Not many Fourth of July revelers get the opportunity to celebrate Independence Day from 140 feet up. But for a lucky group of 22, a mere $5 could change all that. The Na...
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CLC biology professor wins awardJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - College of Lake County biology professor Robert Remedi has received the Illinois Community College Trustees’ Association’s 2011 Outstanding Full-Time Faculty Member Awar...
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Win VIP tickets to casino openingJun 24, 2011 1:00 am - The deadline to enter a drawing for VIP tickets to the grand opening of the Rivers Casino in Des Plaines is July 4. One hundred lucky winners will get exclusive access t...
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Dog food drive helps DuPage shelterJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - You can donate a pound of food to shelter dogs — including some looking for homes in DuPage County — with just a click of your mouse. While you’re on your Facebook or Tw...