Anna Madrzyk
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Lombard preschooler faces complex surgeryJun 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Tim Grobart likes basketball, his big brother, Star Wars and the Beatles' "Yellow Submarine." His favorite food is, of all things, steamed broccoli. He ordered a big pla...
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Railroad helps W. Chicago students collect awards in personJun 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Gifted students from West Chicago will get to compete in an international competition next week after all, thanks to a $7,000 check from the Canadian National Railroad. ...
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West Chicago unveils 2 new fire stationsMay 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Firefighters rushing off to an emergency have enough to think about without worrying whether one of them remembered to turn off the burner under the pot of chili. At the...
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West Chicago Dist. 33 seeks about $43 mil for middle school expansionMay 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Sixth-graders in West Chicago Elementary District 33 will move to the middle school if voters approve the proposal to borrow about $43 million to build an addition. The ...
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Addison eighth-graders recycling project leads to White HouseMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - It's not often that a junior high science project leads to the White House. Two Addison eighth-graders will meet President Obama today, possibly to talk with him a litt...
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Notice something missing from Lilac Parade? No OT money, no fire trucksMay 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Marching bands? Check. Guy on stilts? Check. Fire engines? Not this year. To the surprise of some spectators, Lombard's recent Lilac Parade was fire engine-less this yea...
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Bad foreclosure news for DuPage CountyMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Bucking a national trend, foreclosure filings were up 11 percent in DuPage County for the first quarter of 2010 compared to the same time last year. In a few towns, the ...
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Blooming Fest offers family fun, but still has plant sale at its heartMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - West Chicago's Blooming Fest has blossomed from a little plant sale into a daylong community festival with music, food and more than 80 vendors. This is the 10th anniver...
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Lombard Lilac Parade ready to bloom SaturdayMay 13, 2010 11:00 pm - One of the suburbs' longest - and longest-running - parades will be even bigger this year. Lombard's Lilac Parade on Sunday, May 16 - the grand finale of the two-week Li...
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Lisle church takes STEPs to fight global povertyMay 12, 2010 11:00 pm - St. Joan of Arc Catholic Church in Lisle is fighting poverty one step at a time. The church's annual Steps Toward Eliminating Poverty Walk on Sunday, May 16, raises mon...