Bob Chwedyk
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Music gets kids, parents moving at Wheeling libraryDec 30, 2014 12:01 am - "I do the get dressed boogie from head to toe, get dressed boogie and I'm ready let's go." And so began Jiggle Jam with Jodi Koplin and her interactive "MusicFest for C...
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Kids, adults fight cabin fever with fitness challenge in WheelingDec 29, 2014 12:01 am - What better cure for cabin fever than having 40 kids and adults jump, hop, and shimmy Monday to the Ultimate Health and Fitness Challenge at the Indian Trails Library Di...
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S. Elgin students prepping for future in broadcastingDec 22, 2014 12:01 am - Beacon Academy at South Elgin High School prepares students for a future in broadcast journalism. That means they get involved in news, sports and other creative projec...
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Bingo equals rainy day fun for Schaumburg seniorsDec 16, 2014 12:01 am - What better way to spend a rainy December afternoon than a little game of bingo? That was the plan Tuesday for seniors visiting the Schaumburg Barn, where games were pl...
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Signs of change in SchaumburgDec 04, 2014 12:01 am - Patrick Chmielewski knows all about the signs of change. As a day porter for the Village of Schaumburg, that is to say a maintenance man, one of his responsibilities is ...
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Vacant Lake Zurich parking ready for Christmas tree salesNov 26, 2014 12:01 am - More than 300 Christmas trees, some weighing as much as 150 pounds, arrived Wednesday from Pembine, Wisconsin, at the empty, former KMart parking lot on Rand Road in Lak...
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Mundelein police, Elly's team up to distribute turkeys to needy familiiesNov 25, 2014 12:01 am - It took all of 20 minutes, and in a blur, 75 turkeys were off to their holiday destinations. The Mundelein Police Department and Elly's Pancake House in Mundelein teamed...
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What's your one word for this cold weather?Nov 18, 2014 12:00 am - Brutal. Different. Freezing. Frosty. With this recent round of unseasonably cold weather, we wondered what one word you would use to describe the conditions. Photojourna...
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Mundelein students test the acidity level of Halloween candyOct 28, 2014 1:01 am - Halloween had a science theme at Mechanics Grove Elementary School in Mundelein, where 20 students clad in goggles, gloves and plastic aprons tested trick-or-treat candy...
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Hoffman fiesta promotes Hispanic culture and keeps it aliveOct 11, 2014 1:01 am - The sound of traditional Latin American music filled the room Saturday at the Hoffman Estates Hispanic Heritage Day, Fiesta! 2014. More than 100 people enjoyed the rhyt...