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Artistic director finds home at Aurora’s ParamountMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - By Susan Dibble sdibble@dailyherald.com “It’s a beauty,” said Jim Corti, as he shows a visitor the 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre in Aurora, where he became artistic direc...
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What's behind Humpfer/Sigwalt spat?May 24, 2011 12:00 am - While attending a Carpentersville village board meeting last Tuesday, I thought it was strange that Trustee Paul Humpfer voted against former Trustee Judy Sigwalt's appo...
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Libertyville celebrates senior health and fitnessMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - The Libertyville Sports Complex will host a special health and fitness class and mini health fair on Wednesday, May 25. As an official host site, the sports complex and...
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Wheaton Drama to present award-winning ‘1776’May 24, 2011 12:00 am - Wheaton Drama will take on “1776,” the award-winning musical by Sherman Edwards and Peter Stone, starting Friday, May 27, for a run of 15 performances. The clever and ri...
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Summer break evolved over timeMay 24, 2011 12:00 am - You wanted to know “Why do schools have summer break?” asked students in Greg Thompson’s sixth-grade social studies class at Gurnee’s Woodlands Middle School. Students a...
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Aurora teen publishes bookMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - By Susan Dibble sdibble@dailyherald.com Sixteen-year-old Eliana Joy Barnett has been writing and illustrating children's books since she was in second grade. Now she's s...
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Can this couple resolve their issues by living together?May 23, 2011 12:00 am - Q. Long story short, my boyfriend of two-plus years and I keep having the same circular, chicken-or-egg discussion. He thinks our relationship is too unstable to co...
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Libertyville District 70 students reach out to JapanMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Libertyville Elementary School students are reaching out to help people in Japan after a devastating earthquake and tsunami through fortune cookies, flower and craft sal...
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Villa Park students praise favorite teachersMay 23, 2011 12:00 am - Teaching is hard work, and teaching middle school might be the hardest of all. But the kids appreciate the teachers who do so much for them — even though they don't alwa...
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Behind the Scenes: Ozzie of the Kane County CougarsMay 22, 2011 11:00 pm - Mike Forrest of West Chicago has been portraying Ozzie Cougar of the Kane County Cougars in Geneva the past 16 years, and loving every minute of it. Being the beloved m...