Matt Arado
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From 'Twilight' convention to bags tournament, a lot to do this weekendOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the benefits of living in a sprawling metropolitan area like ours is that there's plenty to do on any given weekend. Take this weekend, for instance. The suburbs...
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Bands with suburban roots a big part of annual punk-rock festSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Ben Weasel, leader of one of the most influential bands to emerge from the Northwest suburbs, probably won't see many of his old teachers in the crowd when he takes the ...
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Music 3: Fat Joe, Corky Siegel and MaxwellSep 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Bronx in the 'burbs Fat Joe, a Latino rapper from the South Bronx in New York City, brings his gritty tales of urban street life to Waukegan this weekend. He's touring i...
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Bartlett alum remembered for devotion to family, countrySep 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Pfc. Matthew Martinek received a hero's farewell Saturday, as family and friends gathered to honor the life of the latest suburban soldier to die because of injuries sus...
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Melvins, Signature, Down to play in suburbsSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Signature sound Signature, a suburban rock band hailing from the Algonquin area, will bring its brand of soulful rock to Palatine for a show on Saturday. The band is fin...
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Artists see a choosier crowd at Naperville art fairSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Art lovers from Naperville and beyond took advantage of Saturday's pleasant weather and flocked to the 24th annual Riverwalk Fine Art Fair, hosted by the Naperville Art ...
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Wheaton ceremony ensures veterans aren't forgottenSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Roughly 55 of the country's most distinguished military veterans gathered in Wheaton on Saturday to remember those armed-forces colleagues who remain missing in action o...
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Music 3: Country singer David Allan Coe comes to Durty Nellie'sSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Outlaw in the suburbs David Allan Coe, an acclaimed and often controversial country singer from the 1970s and 1980s, will bring his gritty tales of hard luck and broken ...
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Weather shines on annual Joust band competitionSep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - After last year's disappointing rainout, one thing that organizers of the annual Joust Marching Band Competition were praying for this year was good weather. They got it...
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Area Republican lawmakers blast Obama health care plan at rallySep 12, 2009 11:00 pm - A few days after President Barack Obama pushed his health care reform plan to the nation, a group of DuPage County Republicans pushed back. Three U.S. Representatives - ...