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Des Plaines launches easy way to report potholesJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Des Plaines residents irked by potholes and other road work issues can now instantly report them to the city by texting or e-mailing the problem location to speed up rep...
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Naper Settlement offers Bridal ShowcaseJan 05, 2011 10:00 pm - Eileen Barlow wanted to have her cake and eat it too. At least that's what she decided after attending the 2006 Naper Settlement Bridal Showcase. After only a few bites...
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Reiter: Winter birding offers own rewardsJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - It wasn't a Christmas Count bird — a few days late for that. It wasn't a “lifer” either. But it was a bird I'd been waiting to see for a long time. Almost 11 years, in f...
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Results from LITH Festival of Trees Food drive are inJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Thanks to the generosity of residents and scores of others, this past food Festival of Trees food drive collected nearly 3,000 nonperishable food items for the needy. As...
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Hax: Your own self worth has to come from inside youJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Q. I have been unemployed (laid off) for a year now and had to move back home with my mother. Here's my problem: I am jealous of my brother and his wife. They have ...
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Curtain rises on 'Quake' at North Central CollegeJan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Kati Riess is leaving her fingerprints all over this weekend's production of “Quake” at North Central College in Naperville. Riess not only is playing the lead role of L...
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Kids ask: Will astronauts travel to Jupiter?Jan 04, 2011 10:00 pm - Students in Elise Diaz's fifth-grade class at O'Plaine Elementary School in Gurnee asked, “Will astronauts ever travel to a gas planet?” Astronauts have traveled to fro...
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Your news: Jim Cerkleski and Clover Technologies honored for Support of Special Olympics IllinoisJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Jim Cerkleski and Clover Technologies of Hoffman Estates were recognized as outstanding supporters of Special Olympics Illinois when Cerkleski was awarded a Maggiano's H...
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Your news: Fran and Sal Falcone honored for Support of Special Olympics IllinoisJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Fran and Sal Falcone of Rolling Meadows were recognized as outstanding supporters of Special Olympics Illinois when they were awarded a Maggiano's Hero Award at a dinner...
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Local fitness facilities gear up for new year's rushJan 03, 2011 10:00 pm - Katie Bryant knows a little something about losing weight. In just one year, the 53-year-old Wheaton woman lost half her body weight, going from 234 pounds to 117 after...