Eileen O. Daday
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Decorated military pilot helped build Palwaukee AirportJul 01, 2013 7:59 pm - Esther Noffke of Wheeling was one of the original fly girls during World War II, the first female military pilots to carry out flight-related missions. But when an auth...
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Hoffman Estates lauds Cook County's oldest farmerJun 29, 2013 9:00 am - Harold Bergman of Hoffman Estates will take a rare day off from his chores today, but for good reason. Village leaders have declared it Harold Bergman Day. “It's pretty ...
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Willow Creek Garden grows spirit, along with the vegetablesJun 24, 2013 2:20 pm - Members of Willow Creek Community Church in South Barrington have been gardening for more than 15 years, but with the opening of the Care Center on its campus this month...
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NSSEO honors people, businesses that aid its special education effortsJun 19, 2013 12:00 am - Tucked away in the back of Miner School in Arlington Heights is a greenhouse and sustainable vegetable garden. Students at the therapeutic day school helped to cultivate...
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Suburban ‘pumpkin man’ brought the country to city folkJun 17, 2013 6:02 pm - Wayne Goede grew up on his father’s Des Plaines truck farm, driving vegetables into Chicago. Along with the farming industry, he also learned something important about c...
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Rolling Meadows firefighters help 8-year-old burn victimJun 03, 2013 11:00 am - Rolling Meadows firefighter Rick Acosta made a return visit to La Rabida Children's Hospital in Chicago last month, only to find a refreshing sight: an iPad charging nex...
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Willow Creek unveils multi-faceted Care Center to help those in needJun 01, 2013 8:00 am - Willow Creek Community Church unveiled its new $10 million Care Center Friday in South Barrington, and the size and scope of the building left visitors amazed. After yea...
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Mt. Prospect store to donate part of proceeds to brain cancer groupMay 28, 2013 10:00 am - Owners of Capannari’s Ice Cream in Mount Prospect hold multiple fundraisers throughout the year, but an event coming up Sunday truly comes from the heart. Capannari’s wi...
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Haiti Relief Jam II in the suburbs on June 2May 20, 2013 6:00 am - Relief jam concerts have proved to be powerful fundraising tools, most recently for Hurricanes Sandy and Katrina rebuilding efforts, among others. Now, a local relief co...
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Pohl's number retired as his memorial tournament beginsMay 17, 2013 5:00 am - A decade after a promising young athlete from Palatine succumbed to cancer, his name lives on through one of the largest and most prestigious youth baseball tournaments ...