Eileen O. Daday
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Giving Garden produce boxes overflow with fresh vegetablesSep 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Vegetable gardening may be winding down this summer, but fresh produce continues to pour into area food pantries from those participating in the Daily Herald Giving Gard...
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Lee DeWyze fan contests end on sweet noteSep 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A visit to the eye doctor turned out to be the trip of a lifetime for one Arlington Heights teen. Rachel Grabowski, 16, stopped at Special Eyes Optical in Arlington Heig...
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Reporter gets shot at participatory 'Putnam County Spelling Bee'Sep 21, 2010 11:00 pm - In my nearly 25 years writing for the Daily Herald, I've covered my fair share of spelling, geography and even chemistry bees. Luckily, I've never had to compete in one ...
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Project Sweet Peas leaders donate to keep son's memory aliveSep 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A national organization known as Project Sweet Peas recently won a $25,000 grant through the Pepsi Refresh Project, and by extension, its Illinois leaders, Don and There...
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Convalescent Center contributes fresh produce to communitySep 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Becky Behning has been making a steady recovery since arriving 17 years ago at the DuPage Convalescent Center in Wheaton - in a coma. "They brought me back," Behning say...
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Schaumburg student/senior garden a model of cooperationSep 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Students from Hoover Elementary School in Schaumburg held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday, but not for a new capital project on the campus. Instead, they dedicated t...
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Des Plaines man turned sports injury into inspirationSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Des Plaines native Michael Schwass was one of Illinois' top prep hockey players when he took a check into the boards during a game in 1975 that left him a quadriplegic. ...
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Purple Tie Ball celebrates WINGS' 25 years of helping womenSep 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The ballroom at the Schaumburg Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center was a glow in purple Saturday night, and it's no wonder. From striking lavender gowns on the women...
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Northwest suburbs offer solemn remembrances of 9/11Sep 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Solemn bell ceremonies and mournful bagpipers resounded across the suburbs Saturday as communities marked the ninth anniversary of the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. The...
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Vegetable garden front and center instead of the backyardSep 10, 2010 11:00 pm - Doug and Meghan Hill of Arlington Heights love to garden. No, really, they love gardening. One look at their front yard, confirms it. Yes, that's right. Their front yar...