Eileen O. Daday
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'Rainbows' founder spent 30 years helping kids healJan 16, 2013 6:00 pm - The founder of Rainbows for All Children, whose mission 30 years ago to help children struggling with divorce or the death of a parent grew into a worldwide movement, ha...
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Suburban officer to carry torch in S. Korea for World Special Olympics gamesJan 15, 2013 6:00 am - Ken Veach of Schaumburg has carried the torch for Special Olympics Illinois for nearly 20 years, but now he takes his flame to an even higher level: the Special Olympics...
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Local dogs a comfort to Sandy Hook studentsJan 12, 2013 10:00 pm - George Schiestel of Arlington Heights has been a trained dog handler for nearly two years, but nothing touched him like his visit earlier this month to Newtown, Conn. “I...
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Friends, colleagues leap to help suburban basketball refereeJan 09, 2013 9:00 am - A longtime basketball referee in the Northwest suburbs will find himself in unfamiliar territory on Tuesday: on the sidelines. A rare form of leukemia has taken Bill Spi...
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Gallagher helped grow family insurance businessJan 08, 2013 5:00 pm - The son and namesake of Arthur J. Gallagher, who went on to lead the Itasca-based insurance brokerage and help grow it into one of the largest in the world, has died. Ja...
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0'Laughlin family buries sorrow in charityJan 08, 2013 8:00 am - Officials with Maryville Academy still are talking about the family that arrived on the days leading up to Christmas — at three of their locations — bearing nearly three...
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Artist's work benefits Wheeling food pantryDec 31, 2012 9:00 am - Artist Joseph A. Burlini typically creates large, outdoor sculpture pieces that can be seen at locations around the country, including the Pentagon and the Chicago Botan...
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Harper’s Ethics Bowl Team hits big time with berth in national contestDec 17, 2012 12:45 pm - Harper College showed it can play with the big boys, when its four-member Ethics Bowl Team earned a berth to the national collegiate competition. Much like a debate tour...
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Landscape architect uses her yard design to teach othersDec 16, 2012 4:27 am - Members of the Lombard Garden Club had two reasons to book Laura Christensen as one of their presenters: She is a professional landscape architect who specializes in res...
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Donations to area toy drive drop, more are neededDec 12, 2012 10:59 am - For the 10th time, a suburban father and son-in-law hope to defeat the Grinch and deliver holiday joy to sick children. It was in December 2003 that burglars broke into ...