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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...
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Schwerman to leave District 70 boardJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Longtime Libertyville Elementary District 70 school board member Joy Schwerman will step down in July, saying her election promise to help settle in a new superintendent...
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ADOPT provides new life for 2 kittiesJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Linda Gates knows the anguish of losing a pet. Last fall the Willowbrook mother of three had to put her sick 21-year-old cat, Mistletoe, to sleep; she had raised Mistle...
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District 15 board sets superintendent’s goalsJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - The new contract approved for Palatine Township Elementary District 15 Superintendent Scott Thompson, which calls for a salary freeze in 2011-12, also includes four perf...