Local
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Carpentersville comes together for a good causeMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - The Carpentersville Improvement Committee held a candlelight bowl fundraiser at Liberty Lanes, hoping to generate $2,000 for committee projects. As it turns out, the co...
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Duck Race returns to NapervilleMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Ducks sometimes get a bad rap. Think about it. Donald's too excitable. Daffy's kind of despicable. Nobody seems to listen to the Aflac guy. They walk funny, they talk f...
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Libertyville center hosts Dialogues in DemocracyMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - Forty-eight hours after the devastating earthquake hit Haiti in January 2010, Dr. David Walton was in Port-a-Prince to help give medical aid. He will share his experienc...
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Penick: Streaming web videos keep us informedMay 10, 2011 12:00 am - When our three children were little back in the 1980s, they preferred the soft-spoken manner found on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood over the quick-change acts and razzle-dazzl...
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CLC announces students art winnersMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Awards were presented to 12 student artists at the opening reception for the College of Lake County's 30th Annual Student Art Exhibition. Attended by 300 people, the eve...
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Lombard continues attracting restaurants, retailMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Yorktown Center may put Lombard on the suburban shopping map, but there's more to business in the Lilac Village than national chains and department stores. Small shops d...
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West Chicago photo exhibit spotlights natureMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Gallery 200 member artist Deborah Juzwiak and her friends, Hester Bury and Susan Ericson, display their work in a photography exhibit titled “Nature’s Bouquet.” Their co...
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Lincolnshire student wins national essay awardMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - A Daniel Wright Junior High School student has received an award in a national reading and writing program. Conrad Oberhaus, a fifth-grader at the Lincolnshire school, w...
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Elmhurst’s Annie Ryan 5K benefits kids with brain tumorsMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - The 12th annual Annie Ryan Run in Elmhurst on Sunday, May 15, will raise money to help children fighting brain tumors. The event, which features a 5K course for runners...
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Postal carriers, United Way team up for food driveMay 09, 2011 12:00 am - Residents throughout the suburbs won’t have to go out of their way to help the hungry in an upcoming food drive. In fact, they need only walk as far as their mailbox whe...