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Taking time to celebrate people in our neighborhoodsOct 29, 2019 6:00 am - Fifty years ago, I was living on Gellatly Street in Wenatchee, Washington. That same year, there was a new street that everyone was talking about in our town. In fact, m...
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Halloween trick-or-treat times in the suburbsOct 27, 2019 11:00 pm - Note: Most trick-or-treat times are for Thursday, Oct. 31, though some towns are moving or adding trick-or-treat hours due to the weather. Note the new times for Aurora,...
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Help a grieving friend by listeningOct 22, 2019 11:00 pm - "Sympathize with him and comfort him." - Job 2:11 (NIV) The past few years, three of my friends have become widowed. I know others who have lost their children or paren...
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Learning disguised as fun: How DuPage Children's Museum in Naperville ignites kids' potentialOct 18, 2019 6:00 am - It's about shapes and sounds and colors. It's about excitement and education. It's about learning and laughter. Mostly, though, it's about kids. It's a place called the ...
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Mundelein High's Meier rewarded for building love of theater, student talentOct 17, 2019 9:00 am - Jonathan Meier's career didn't always revolve around a stage. After earning his bachelor's degree in speech and theater education, the St. Louis native came to Chicago ...
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Twists and turns in life are part of God's secret planOct 08, 2019 11:00 pm - "The secret things belong to God." - Deuteronomy 29:29 (NIV) When I was a young girl, there were times I'd ask my mother, why. Many times my mother would respond, "Beca...
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Lake Villa VFW post treats expectant momsOct 01, 2019 11:00 pm - Lake Villa VFW Post 4308 Auxiliary held a baby shower for 35 expectant moms who were veterans, active-duty military personnel, or military spouses. Moms and their famil...
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Images: September photo contest winnersSep 30, 2019 1:00 am - Every week judges at the Daily Herald evaluate images sent to us by readers in the Northwest suburbs, Lake County, DuPage County and the Fox Valley. Finalists are chosen...
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Keep belief strong with faith-filled conversationsSep 17, 2019 11:00 pm - "Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." - Hebrews 11:1 (NIV) We all have something we hope to happen. Whether it be the manif...
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Here's the scoop: Swans use elegant long necks to eat and preenSep 17, 2019 6:00 am - On a sunny August Saturday, 8-year-old Isabella watched the mute swans and their cygnets (baby swans) gliding across the Schaumburg Village Hall pond and wondered why t...