Marie Wilson
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Snow and cold will help Lombard’s Winter Carnival live up to its nameJan 19, 2011 12:00 am - Lombard Park District’s annual Winter Carnival seems to alternate between living up to its name and providing an early opportunity to enjoy springlike conditions. “Last ...
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Aurora police plan fundraiser for former officersJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - Ray Morris will be one of eight guests of honor at Mike & Denise’s in Aurora on Thursday night. He and the other seven Aurora police officers who were laid off Jan. 1 ar...
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Aurora police labor complaint protests layoffsJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - While the fundraiser organized by Aurora police officers for their eight former colleagues is not a political statement, the patrol officers union has taken at least one...
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Aurora downtown grants scrutinizedJan 18, 2011 12:00 am - Anand Sangtani may be the last Aurora property owner to receive funding under the current version of the city’s downtown restoration assistance program. Since 2001, the...
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Depth of thought fuels Wheaton musicianJan 17, 2011 10:00 pm - Jay Mathes thinks a lot. His thoughts end up scrawled in a notebook or on scrap paper and, eventually, in his songs. The 28-year-old singer-songwriter-guitarist from Wh...
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Diverse Elgin community prays for unityJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Community leaders, students and everyday citizens gathered in Elgin Saturday morning for the city's 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast. And by the ...
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Pond hockey players relive childhood at LITH tourneyJan 14, 2011 10:00 pm - Lake in the Hills' first outdoor ice hockey tournament gave grown men a chance to compete like teenagers, kids a chance to play in the snow and the parks and recreation ...
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Lombard working to fill downtown vacanciesJan 13, 2011 10:00 pm - The building at 106 W. St. Charles Road in Lombard is nothing but a box with walls. Built in 1927, the vacant structure has had previous lives as a general store, a five...
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Aurora laborers union agrees to 7 furlough daysJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Local 1514 reached an agreement this week with Aurora to take the equivalent of seven unpaid ...
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Aurora University host free Martin Luther King dinnerJan 12, 2011 10:00 pm - Aurora University's Martin Luther King dinner doesn't bill itself as an educational event. “It's a simple event that kind of describes Martin Luther King from a spiritua...