Elena Ferrarin
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Fund set up for Hoffman Estates family victimized by shootingApr 26, 2010 11:00 pm - The owners of the FurnitureKidz store in Kildeer have offered to donate new beds to a Hoffman Estates mother who is struggling financially after her children were shot i...
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Hoffman Estates family struggles after shootingApr 25, 2010 11:00 pm - Until a month ago, there were no beds in Martha Mendoza's apartment in Hoffman Estates. So when doctors told her in late March that her 12-year-old son, seriously wounde...
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Local Latino filmmakers share their inspiration, strugglesApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - The Chicago Latino Film Festival, now in its 26th year, features more than 120 films from the United States, Latin America, Portugal and Spain. Local entries in the fest...
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Platicas helps pregnant women, moms find services, copeMar 10, 2010 10:00 pm - Nearly three years ago, Monica Arellano was five months pregnant and severely depressed. She had recently immigrated from Mexico to Palatine with her two children to joi...
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Septimo Dia to peform in LibertyvilleJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - The members of Septimo Dia ("Seventh Day" in Spanish), a Waukegan-based Christian contemporary rock band, have different stories about how they got into this genre. Lead...
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Adaptation of beloved teen novel is close to playwright's heartOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Imagine being asked to adapt for the stage a novel taught in classrooms across the country and translated worldwide, knowing it was written by a well-known author who wo...
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Joffrey's 'Othello' combines classical and contemporary danceOct 21, 2009 11:00 pm - You may have seen "Othello," William Shakespeare's classic tale of jealousy and betrayal, on stage, but chances are you haven't seen it performed as a ballet. You have o...
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Rolling Meadows man sharing his love of coffee with Harper studentsSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - This fall, Harper College in Palatine is offering a class on "home coffee roasting and cupping," the latter just a fancy term for "tasting." While wine tasting classes a...
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Local student's quest for scholarship money nets $15,000 for collegeAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - It's something that high school counselors repeat over and over to their college-bound students: There are lots of scholarship opportunities out there, you just have to ...
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Des Plaines woman saves dance companyAug 19, 2009 11:00 pm - When Maria Reyna decided to take the reins of Sol Azteca, a Mexican folkloric youth dance group affiliated with St. Mary's Parish in Des Plaines, she wasn't exactly fire...