Bob Smith
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Big Read author explains pasion for HemingwayFeb 03, 2012 11:00 pm - If you haven’t heard of Paula McLain, this year’s featured author for The Big Read, don’t worry, you won’t be required to surrender your library card. She’s published tw...
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Big Read campaign gearing up at 10 librariesFeb 03, 2012 11:00 pm - Debbie Wordinger could have picked a tougher task than serving as chairwoman for this year’s The Big Read campaign. Maybe something like bringing peace to the Middle Ea...
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District 53 teachers want to return to bargaining tableJan 30, 2012 11:00 pm - Teachers in Oak Brook’s Butler Elementary District 53 said Tuesday there’s still wiggle room in their contract negotiations with the school board and they’re eager to re...
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Naper Settlement recruiting youth volunteers to bring history to lifeJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - For Sarah Mathews, it was the costume. This was back in 2005, when the Naperville girl was in fifth grade, and she thought dressing like a kid from the 1890s for a coup...
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Oak Brook schools declare contract impasseJan 29, 2012 11:00 pm - Teachers and administrators in Oak Brook’s Butler Elementary District 53 have declared an impasse after nearly a full year of contract talks, officials said Monday. Both...
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Glen Ellyn Library taking its message to the streetsJan 27, 2012 11:00 pm - Ask someone in their 20s or 30s where they like to hang out and it’s unlikely their list will include the public library. As much fun as it can be to troll through the s...
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Villa Park man charged in attack on womanJan 26, 2012 11:00 pm - A 23-year-old Villa Park man faces charges of robbery, aggravated battery and unlawful restraint after a vicious attack on an employee of a store that sells natural vita...
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Tentative agreement in West Chicago High School districtJan 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Teachers and administrators at West Chicago’s Community High School have reached a tentative contract agreement after nearly 11 months of negotiations, officials said Mo...
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Naperville theater troupe presents ‘Joseph’Jan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Joel Hamilton knows about dreams. He knows about chasing them. He knows about living them. He even sings about them. So when he takes the stage this weekend in Napervil...
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West Chicago District 94 teacher contract talks resumeJan 19, 2012 11:00 pm - Face-to-face contract negotiations between teachers and administrators at West Chicago’s Community High School are scheduled to resume Sunday afternoon, union and school...