Jean Murphy
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Madrigal Feaste serves up songs and supper with holiday cheerDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - People who dread the letdown after Christmas might want to make plans to attend Prospect High School's 13th annual Madrigal Feaste at 2 p.m. or 6 p.m. Jan. 13, at Atlant...
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Family celebration starts earlyDec 26, 2007 10:00 pm - Celebrate New Year's Eve with your family in the afternoon and then you can move on to an adult activity in the evening. That is the philosophy behind the Elk Grove Park...
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Snow, cold doesn't stop 77-year-old bell ringerDec 22, 2007 10:00 pm - Richard Sperling is used to the cold. He spent many years in and out of freezers, working as a butcher for independent grocery stores. So ringing a Salvation ...
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Holiday tunes set to danceDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Young dancers will light up the stage of Prairie Lakes Theater in Des Plaines Saturday night with an eclectic mix of jazz, tap, lyrical, hip hop and ballet moves. Artist...
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Eighth-graders end study unit with tasty traditional Field's treatDec 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Tuesday afternoon eighth-graders at River Trails Middle School, 1000 N. Wolf Road, enjoyed a very special end to their study of the rise of department stores in Chicago....
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Hands-on home builder wears many hatsDec 15, 2007 10:00 pm - When Robert Lord builds a home, he questions everything -- the direction the sun will hit the house, the placement of casements, the sustainability of building materials...
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Platoon supportDec 13, 2007 10:00 pm - Sixth-graders at River Trails Middle School in Mount Prospect are learning life lessons about patriotism, sacrifice, empathy and appreciation while also helping others t...
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Chamber honors business leaderDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce bestowed its highest honor -- Business Leader of the Year -- on a young entrepreneur who started his accounting business only two ...
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Pharmacy's new owner vows to uphold legacyDec 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Keefer's Pharmacy, a fixture in Mount Prospect for more than 60 years, has a new owner. Beau Diab, owner of Petranek Pharmacy in Libertyville, has purchased Keefer's fro...
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'Acts of kindness' aid seniorsDec 09, 2007 10:00 pm - Sophia Bobin of Arlington Heights looks forward to the mundane outdoor chores of homeownership, such as raking leaves, cleaning out gutters and bringing in lawn furnitur...