Matt Arado
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Two Chicago reporters tapped to replace OprahFeb 16, 2011 11:00 pm - ABC7 Chicago has named two local television personalities to fill Oprah Winfrey's shoes when the talk-show icon wraps up her final original show in the spring. ABC7 spor...
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Fox Valley's Smoking Popes go back to school in new recordFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - After hearing a teen pop song on the radio one day, Josh Caterer, leader of pop-punk band the Smoking Popes, realized he'd never written any songs that take a teenager's...
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Music events: Ronnie Baker Brooks brings the bluesFeb 13, 2011 10:00 pm - Ronnie Baker Brooks, son of blues legend Lonnie Brooks, will bring his distinctive brand of urban blues to the 'burbs this weekend. Ronnie Baker Brooks has earned acclai...
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Suburbanites take steps — lots of them — to fight lung diseaseFeb 13, 2011 12:00 am - More than 600 people took to the stairs inside the Oakbrook Terrace Tower on Sunday to raise money for the American Lung Association — and get a nice winter workout. Th...
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Collapse of wall causes gas leak in LombardFeb 13, 2011 12:00 am - Lombard authorities closed a stretch of Westmore-Meyers Road on Sunday when a collapsed wall caused a gas-line break in a state unemployment office. The gas leak was con...
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International Fest draws more than 1,000 peopleFeb 12, 2011 11:00 pm - Naperville resident Shannon Bartlett said the International Festival held Sunday at North Central College seemed like a good way to give her 6-year-old son a fun lesson ...
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Bubblies to love the last days of a long winterFeb 07, 2011 11:00 pm - I spent so much time drinking Champagne and sparkling wine this past holiday season, I didn't have a chance to write about it. Here are some favorites, along with culina...
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Sweet inspirations for a fun Valentine's DayFeb 06, 2011 10:00 pm - Ah, Valentine's Day — that silly “holiday” in which millions of people spend their hard-earned cash on chocolates, roses and greeting cards in order to profess their lov...
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Anglers get ice-fishing lesson on Wheaton lakeJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - Jason Kaple stood on frozen Herrick Lake, helping his two sons, Vince and Nicholas, get set up for a round of ice fishing on Sunday afternoon. “This is the first time ev...
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DuPage roller derby group wants to expandJan 29, 2011 10:00 pm - Naperville resident Megan Rosenberg remembers when she first put on a pair of roller skates. It was last year, when she helped found the DuPage Derby Dames roller derby ...