Local
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Adopt a Lake County highway, help keep roads cleanAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - The Adopt-A-Highway program it is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a cleaner, “greener” environment in Lake County. Now is your opportunity to enroll in the pro...
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Lombard couple's home rebuild wins sustainability awardAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - When a fire left Dustin Smith and Cherry Countryman's Lombard home uninhabitable, the idea of rebuilding it using sustainable architecture, landscape elements and applia...
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Hit the summer party scene with LindenfestAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - Lindenhurst is about to throw its annual four-day party. As usual, Lindenfest will be on the village hall and U.S. Postal Service property at 2301 E. Sand Lake Road. Th...
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Hunt down bargains at Yesterday’s Farm flea market in Wood DaleAug 07, 2011 6:00 am - From glassware and vintage jewelry to boxes of yellowing magazines and the appendages of discarded mannequins, the Yesterday’s Farm Flea Market has it all. For almost a ...
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Wheaton Peace Corps volunteers inspire friendsAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Some went without credit cards, others endured limited access to showers and the Internet. Michelle Kloempken survived a week without a microwave, refrigerator, televisi...
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St. Matthew’s annual pig roast coming Sunday, Aug. 21Aug 07, 2011 12:00 am - St. Matthew Lutheran Church will sponsor its 21st annual Pig Roast Sunday, Aug. 21, from noon to 5 p.m. at the church on Old McHenry Road, between Quentin and Midlothian...
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Improv in Libertyville holds auditions for “The Music Man Jr.”Aug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Auditions for youth in third through ninth grades for the Improv Playhouse Showstoppers production of “The Music Man Jr.” will be from 4-6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at the B...
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Elk Grove parks to begin golf course renovationsAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Starting this fall, the Elk Grove Park District will begin work on a more than $2 million renovation project at its Fox Run Golf Links Course. The park board of commissi...
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Elk Grove Village marketing itself through bookAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - Elk Grove Village is trying to market itself as a business-friendly town by publishing a community guide dubbed “The Elk Grove Book.” The guide, which will be available ...
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Grayslake author puts kids to sleep with best-sellerAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - With a career in graphic design, two children and a household to run, Sherri Rinker never saw herself as a New York Times Bestselling author, but the Grayslake native ad...