Matt Arado
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Skills, emotions high at Special OlympicsMay 01, 2011 12:00 am - There were cheers, smiles and even a few tears during the annual Special Olympics Spring Games held Sunday in Naperville. The daylong event brought more than 600 athlete...
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Summer is the season of musicApr 28, 2011 11:00 pm - Yes, it wasn't that long ago that we all woke up to the sight of snow. But summer is coming — honest! — and that means tons of live music. The fun actually gets started...
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Former Naperville resident Emily Giffin's novel hits big screenApr 27, 2011 12:00 am - Colleagues of author and former Naperville resident Emily Giffin warned her that having one of her books made into a movie wouldn't necessarily be a fun experience. So w...
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Spare sound, pithy lyrics win fans for Chicago's Joe PugApr 24, 2011 11:00 pm - Even in this digital, tech-obsessed age, a musician can still thrill people with just a voice and an acoustic guitar. Consider Chicago singer-songwriter Joe Pug. In 2008...
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Easter Bunny visits DuPage hospitalApr 23, 2011 11:00 pm - Seven-year-old Rashid Bounds of Carol Stream put his arm around the Easter Bunny. Nine-year-old Isabella Katalik of Glen Ellyn high-fived him. And little Travis Whitman ...
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Music events: Duran Duran at HOBApr 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Brit popsters return Whenever I think back to my middle-school years, I think Duran Duran. Songs like “Hungry Like a Wolf” and “Rio” formed the soundtrack to those ...
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Eleventh Dream Day returns with new albumApr 17, 2011 11:00 pm - Rock 'n' roll might still be a young person's game, but the old-timers who came up in the 1980s and '90s aren't about to leave the stage quietly. The past few years have...
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Bears QB thrills kids at Naperville raceApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - As the participants in a charity kids run in Naperville assembled at the starting gate Sunday, one of them stood taller than the rest — much taller. Chicago Bears quarte...
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Kite festival lifts spirits of crowd at Wheaton parkApr 17, 2011 12:00 am - Dan Brinnehl said that when he first picked up a kite in 1994, he was surprised by the strength of the wind. “It was intense — there was so much power,” he said. “And I ...
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Record Store Day releases with local interestApr 10, 2011 11:00 pm - Among the hundreds of limited-edition Record Store Day releases that will hit shelves this weekend are two sure to be of interest to local music fans. Kiss the Sky Recor...