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Lake Wonderland returns to light up Lake ParkDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Sleigh bells will ring in the sixth annual Des Plaines Park District Lake Wonderland Winter Festival from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 4-5, at Lake Park, ...
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Santa, snowflakes and s'mores in Villa ParkDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Alesia Bailey always has something new up her sleeve. This year, it's 9-inch foam snowflakes bearing a flurry of good wishes during Villa Park's annual Joyful Traditions...
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Cantigny asks nonprofit groups to decorate trees with purposeDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Every year, staff at the Robert R. McCormick Museum at Cantigny deck the halls and library and much more of the stately Wheaton mansion of the late newspaper editor an...
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Schaumburg's Gifts of the World has open houseDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - Gifts of the World Holiday Open House, will be held from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturdays Dec. 4 and 11, at 888 S. Roselle Road, in Schaumburg. Over 60 unique Nativities from...
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Singing, Santa ring in Winfield's holidayDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - There will be plenty of goodies and Christmas carols as Winfield flicks the switch on its holiday tree for the season. Everything kicks off around 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. ...
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West Chicago resident donates 35-foot spruce for festDec 01, 2010 10:00 pm - If the Colorado green spruce that is the centerpiece of West Chicago's Frosty Fest celebration could talk, it would have quite a tale to tell. It's had an eventful life ...
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Hersey High School food drive sets record in 39th yearNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The 39th annual Hersey High School Thanksgiving Food Drive broke collection records, rounding up 45,051 cans of food and $5,658.64. “The success of the food drive is due...
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Lombard celebrates Jinglebell JubileeNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Organizers of Lombard's fifth annual Jinglebell Jubilee say it should be a picture-perfect holiday gathering. And with seven groups involved in planning and paying for t...
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Holiday activities abound at Elgin's Window WonderlandNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin's annual holiday extravaganza, “Downtown Elgin Window Wonderland: Miracle on the Streets,” returns from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. ...
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W. Dundee resident keeps festival aliveNov 30, 2010 10:00 pm - Peggy Fahy moved to West Dundee from Chicago 22 years ago. Looking back on the last two decades raising her three children and making a home in the community, Fahy has ...