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Mundelein’s Fremont students launch rocketsApr 02, 2011 12:00 am - 4 … 3 … 2 … 1 …WHOOOOSH! The colorful rocket blasted high into the sky, cheered on by jubilant teachers and students, who pointed and laughed as they followed the path o...
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Benedictine unveiling Center for Lifelong LearningMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - One thing all people share is that life is a journey — a journey from birth to death. We may be at different mile markers on the journey, but we are all on the journey....
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Glen Ellyn carpet shop closes after 46 yearsMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - In 1965, George Karmis started selling appliances from a storefront in downtown Glen Ellyn. But bigger stores made it hard to compete, so Karmis decided to refocus his e...
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Carol Stream photographer wins contestMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - You’ve heard about great actors who can “read the phone book” and make it sound like Shakespeare. Or perhaps a fabulous singer who can warble a grocery list and turn it ...
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'Power parenting' is loving parentingMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - We don't like the word power, and often for good reason. Power is something that seems to be more often abused than used. When we think of power politics, the power of ...
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COD hosting Illinois Geography BeeMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Jakob Myers and the Illinois Geography Bee have been on a collision course since he ripped the wrapping paper off his third birthday present: a globe. That globe inspir...
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Palatine woman heads back to Washington as Mom Congress MentorMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Jennifer DeFranco’s commitment to education is as strong as ever. The Palatine resident is returning to Washington, D.C., in April to help lead Parenting magazine’s Mom ...
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Special friendship could end well, or notMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - Q. I am in my early 20s, a college graduate, focused on the beginnings of my career, and a year ago I got out of a long-term relationship because I realized I didn’t...
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Benedictine's new ministry director reaches out to studentsMar 29, 2011 12:00 am - Several staffers with The Candor, Benedictine University's student newspaper, recently dropped in to say hello to Mark Kurowski, the new director of university ministry....
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Chemotherapy treats various illnessesMar 28, 2011 2:00 am - You wanted to know “What is chemotherapy all about?” asked students in Elise Diaz's fifth-grade class at O'Plaine School in Gurnee. Chemotherapy, also called chemo, is a...