Eileen O. Daday
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A magical holiday classicNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - With 13 performances, and a cast of 140 dancers, "The Nutcracker" is the largest production mounted by Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts -- and its biggest draw. ...
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The only thing missing was the snowNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The only thing missing was the snow. As holiday tree lighting ceremonies played out Saturday night in Hoffman Estates, Long Grove and Palatine, young children arrived bu...
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Experienced, novice artists display their works at exhibitNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Judith Edelman of Mount Prospect began her career as a fashion illustrator, sketching as many as 10 figures a day in pen and ink. During her early years, she illustrated...
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Give the gift of reading to needy families via Arlington libraryNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - From now through the holidays, hundreds of people will come forward to donate food and gifts to Wheeling Township's Adopt-a-Family program. But Arlington Heights Memoria...
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Sent literally tons of books to poor kids around worldNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A safari in Kenya turned out to have a lasting impact on Ruth A. Danielson of Libertyville. Not of seeing the animals or the sights, but of the children and the little r...
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Play date: Toy and Game Fair returns to SchaumburgNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Two years ago, officials with the Chicago Toy and Game Fair left their Navy Pier location for Schaumburg's convention center and they haven't looked back. "We found this...
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Farmer among last to work land the old-fashioned wayNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Over the last few months, illness kept Leslie E. "Les" Spohr from pursuing the annual fall ritual of harvesting the family farm. Instead, he sat in the enclosed front po...
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A tradition of children helping moms in PalatineNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A quiet tradition played out Wednesday on the streets of Palatine as a procession of children walked from St. Theresa Catholic School to the nearby PHD women's counselin...
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Food samples big draw at business expoNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - In the middle of the vendors' booths at the Schaumburg Business Association's expo, where merchants typically distribute cards and other giveaways, stood a display of fr...
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Brass band championships draws fansNov 13, 2007 10:00 pm - A brass band from Bolton, England, with its 11-year-old trombone prodigy, helped to draw a record crowd Saturday to the U.S. Open Brass Band Championships in Arlington H...