Local
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Credit union sponsor offers scholarshipsAug 11, 2011 12:00 am - Consumers Cooperative Association, the sponsor of Consumers Credit Union, is offering six scholarships to local high school seniors who are on pace to graduate in 2012. ...
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Tour downtown Elgin bars during pub crawlAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - No plans yet for the weekend? How about a night out on the town Friday, Aug. 12. The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin is having its annual Downtown Elgin Pub C...
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Art in Your Eye is more than just an arts showAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - One should not be fooled into thinking the festival Art in Your Eye is simply about art. The Batavia event is dedicated to the residents, giving them something they can ...
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Libraries help with free Museum Adventure PassAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - I’ve always envied residents of Chicago for the ability to get free museum passes from the Chicago Public Library. What great opportunities these passes provide, especia...
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Randy’s Vegetable stand hosts Special Olympics fundraiserAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Randy’s Vegetable stand along Randall Road in Sleepy Hollow will be turned into a big fundraiser location Sunday for Illinois Special Olympics athletes. Besides the carn...
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Folk singer entertains kids in Gurnee concertAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - On a hot and steamy August morning, children’s performer Karen Jordan strummed out catchy, upbeat tunes on her Taylor acoustic guitar in front of nearly 300 kids, moms a...
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French Connection Day honors Cantigny founder’s historyAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - For those who dream of popping the question in the most romantic place on earth but can’t quite swing it, Cantigny Park has something for you. It’s the sights, sounds a...
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Aurora churches plan two school supply giveawaysAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - Members of six Aurora churches are involved in one mission this back-to-school season: To provide free book bags full of supplies to area students. Church members have p...
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‘Bulldogs Unleashed’ at Art in Your Eye festivalAug 10, 2011 12:00 am - The title speaks for itself: “Bulldogs Unleashed.” This Batavia project — produced by the Batavia Foundation for Educational Excellence, the Batavia Library Foundation a...
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Little Angels in Elgin find fun way to cool offAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - Local Barrington Hills resident Charles Helfrick paid a visit to Little Angels on Wednesday in his restored fire truck with lights and sirens blazing. Little Angels resi...