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Get a free hearing test courtesy of Geneva LionsSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Free hearing screening will be provided by the Lions of Illinois Foundation in Geneva on Friday, Sept. 17. The Lions hearing screening bus will be parked from 9 a.m. to...
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The briefsSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Kafka book to be topic Wednesday The Algonquin Area Public Library Classics Reading Group will be discussing a novella, "Metamorphosis" by Franz Kafka, at 7 p.m. ...
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DuPage Children's Museum offers launching pad for kids imaginationsSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - A two-story tower inside "The Play's The Thing" exhibit at the DuPage Children's Museum has functioned as a treehouse, a cat's lair and other spaces imagined by young vi...
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Lincoln Elementary's mascot star of the school's new customized bookSep 12, 2010 11:00 pm - School pride has taken on a whole new meaning at Lincoln Elementary School in Palatine with the recent release of their own customized children's book "Hello, Paws!," wr...
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Cantigny Park hosts Revolutionary War re-enactmentSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Tim Hess never knows when he'll get killed. Death during battle is usually a spur of the moment decision, says Hess, who will serve as a piper in the 42nd Royal Highlan...
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Fox Valley Theatre Company performs 'Hairspray'Sep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - On the surface, the musical "Hairspray" is a quirky nod to Pre-Beatles America, but the underlying theme shines a spotlight on the racism of the same era. Not that this...
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District 54 educational goals outlinedSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Every successful organization has a plan of action with specific goals to guide its work. Schaumburg Township Elementary District 54, being a high-performing school dist...
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Naperville brings people together to remember 9/11 - and those who diedSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Naperville's annual Sept. 11 remembrance will unfold Saturday in a timeline pegged to the collapse of the two World Trade Center towers. At 9:04 a.m. and again at 9:27 a...
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Fall's fest time: Wood Dale Harvest Fest tradition continuesSep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - Some leaves are beginning to break loose from the trees and nights are cooler. It must be time for Wood Dale's annual Harvest Fest. A tradition since the 1970s, Harves...
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Glendale Heights president wants residents to remember Sept. 11Sep 09, 2010 11:00 pm - When Glendale Heights village President Linda Jackson visited New York City not long after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, she was instantly struck by the remnant...