Marie Wilson
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'New rage' for students with autism: iPadsFeb 26, 2012 4:30 am - Teachers of students with autism say it's the year of the iPad. It provides motivation. It helps with therapy and handwriting practice. It even models appropriate ways t...
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Honduras trip gives global perspective to Lombard churchFeb 24, 2012 11:00 pm - Lombard, Ill., and Tegucigalpa, Honduras, don’t have much in common in the way of climate, language, culture or living conditions. But helping out in a place so differen...
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Aurora officer honored for saving teens from gunmanFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Aurora police officer Pedro “Pete” Rodriguez received the department’s highest honor Thursday for actions that saved a group of teenagers from another teen who was chasi...
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Teens: Off-duty cop shot into our car at FermilabFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - While DuPage County law enforcement authorities remain tight-lipped about a weekend shooting at Fermilab involving an off-duty police officer, people in the car with the...
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Aurora cops seek leads in watch store robberyFeb 22, 2012 11:00 pm - Aurora police are seeking the public's help in tracking down a man who robbed the Tag Heuer outlet store earlier this month of women's watches worth $65,000 and an undis...
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'Ashes to Go' expands from suburbs to 21 statesFeb 21, 2012 11:00 pm - The Rev. Emily Mellott is becoming a common sight at the Lombard Metra station on Ash Wednesday, marking crosses on commuters' foreheads and bringing the tradition signa...
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Downtown Lombard vacancy signs coming downFeb 19, 2012 5:00 am - Several entrepreneurs preparing to set up shop in downtown Lombard say the area should be livelier come mid-March or April. Six new businesses are preparing to open thi...
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Seminar teaches children safety around strangersFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - “Fire! Fire! I don’t know this man; he’s not my daddy!” If anyone at Sky Centers Martial Arts in downtown Lombard didn’t know a children’s safety seminar was taking plac...
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Spring Grove horses safely back in stablesFeb 17, 2012 11:00 pm - Four horses Claudia Haugh believes were stolen from her Spring Grove farm early Friday morning are now safely back in their stables. Haugh said she’s grateful for their ...
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Downtown Lombard deli gets grantFeb 16, 2012 11:00 pm - A $20,000 grant will help a new deli make its home in downtown Lombard. The village board on Thursday approved a downtown retail business grant for Shannon’s Deli, whic...