Eileen O. Daday
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Conant, Elk Grove cheerleaders head downstate to defend state titlesFeb 02, 2011 11:00 pm - Conant High School cheerleaders head to the IHSA state cheerleading finals this weekend as defending champions. But they’re not resting on their laurels. “We’ve upped th...
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Boys bust a move at Arlington school’s talent showJan 31, 2011 11:00 pm - A surprising group of dancers opened the talent show on Friday for Poe Elementary School in Arlington Heights: fourth- and fifth-grade boys. Dressed in black and sportin...
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96-year-old lived his entire life in PalatineJan 30, 2011 11:00 pm - One of the last remaining links to Palatine’s 19th century rural beginnings has died. Ralph Schroeder was a lifelong resident of Palatine. His father, Henry was the town...
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Elk Grove family's pizza drop for troops goes super for Super BowlJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - An Elk Grove Village resident is known worldwide as “the pizza man.” Mark Evans is a retired Air Force master sergeant, now working for AT&T. This much he knows: He like...
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Storybuilders makes imaginations come to lifeJan 27, 2011 11:00 pm - Ever heard of Special Agent Zebra Paddock? No relation to Paddock Publications, but instead the whimsical name was created by a 9-year-old Crystal Lake girl after she re...
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Chamber sees membership jumpJan 27, 2011 12:00 am - Numbers are up in the Palatine Chamber of Commerce, and that came as good news to the membership Thursday night at the annual “Keys to Success” dinner. Nearly 100 peopl...
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Daday: Arlington library revamps kids area, boosting circulationJan 26, 2011 12:00 am - At the Arlington Heights Memorial Library, the latest circulation numbers reflect a sharp increase by some of its most important constituents: kids. For December, circul...
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ECC 'connector' announces retirementJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - In November, Susan Van Weelden was named one of 22 Influential Women in Business for 2010. The list of Chicago area women was announced by the Chicago chapter of the Nat...
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Medical clown brings talents from Jerusalem to suburbsJan 24, 2011 11:00 pm - A medical clown from the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem came calling Tuesday on pediatric patients at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, but it was ...
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Fellowship Housing in Hoffman Estates helps moms get back on feetJan 23, 2011 10:00 pm - With the downturn in the economy, single mothers are among the hardest hit, often living paycheck to paycheck and one small crisis away from homelessness. Enter a Hoffma...