Marie Wilson
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Veterans grow as gardeners with lessons at CantignyAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - Growing what one leader described as “just about every vegetable imaginable” together in a small section of Cantigny Park in Wheaton, veterans and master gardeners learn...
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Leopardo Construction leader valued hard work, honestyAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - A family man with two successful careers, Salvatore Thomas Leopardo lived by this motto and instilled it in his descendants: "If you work hard and you're honest, you wil...
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Costumes, caricatures and bookmarks: Comic Con in Rosemont a 'creative stage' for pop culture funAug 25, 2018 1:00 am - There is a "creative stage" at Wizard World Comic Con in Rosemont, but it's a misnomer. Really the entire four-day-long convention of artists, actors, gamers, writers, e...
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Elmhurst police demonstrate station's deficiencies as city seeks solutionsAug 24, 2018 1:00 am - Despite its stately brick and lush landscaping, there is nothing modern and very little efficient about the Elmhurst police station at 125 E. First St., department leade...
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Do you ukulele? Aurora wants you to at City of Lights Ukulele FestAug 23, 2018 6:00 am - Its most popular song is "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," but there's more to the ukulele than Hawaiian songs and hula music. The instrument is the focus of a new event la...
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Safety, shadows, density. Naperville residents have concerns about 5th Avenue plans.Aug 23, 2018 5:27 am - Safety, shadows, density, building height and the challenges of commuting rose to top of mind for the first speakers to question developer Ryan Companies about prelimina...
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Want your 6-year-old to learn computer coding? Naperville has the school for you.Aug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Computer coding is now for kids at a business that's soon to open in Naperville. Codeverse, launched in Chicago in 2017, teaches children as young at 6 the basics of co...
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Glendale Heights man bringing 'Kick Axe' throwing business to LombardAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Get ready to kick some ax in Lombard at a new business that actually will cater to the growing sport of ax throwing. Kick Axe Club is preparing to open this fall at...
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Naperville ending downtown food cart programAug 23, 2018 1:00 am - Naperville has decided to stay a one-food-cart-town. The city council took a preliminary step toward eliminating its downtown mobile food vendor program, which allows t...
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Naperville approves WhirlyBall facility despite parking concernsAug 22, 2018 5:30 am - The biggest worry Naperville City Council members had about a WhirlyBall game center coming to the northwest side of town is how busy and popular the place will be. Cou...