Sean Hammond
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Aurora cops, Schaumburg kids honored for rescue effortsAug 13, 2013 10:00 am - A kid's inner tube and a bundle of cables. That's all Aurora police Sgt. Dan Eppard needed in 2009 to save the life of a woman trapped in a dam on the Vermilion River. ...
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Teachers give advice about starting off rightAug 12, 2013 12:00 pm - Having taught at Edison Middle School in Wheaton for 16 years, Heather Gordon has seen the same story play out many times at the beginning of the school year. “The first...
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Naperville Sprint Triathlon expects more than 2,000 peopleAug 02, 2013 1:00 am - It may not be a marathon, but it's certainly no sprint. True, Sunday's Naperville Sprint Triathlon is so named because it's a short-distance triathlon. But nobody's call...
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Summer Daze in Warrenville features rock ‘n’ roll, carsAug 01, 2013 11:00 am - Two of America’s favorite things will be converging on Warrenville this weekend: rock ‘n’ roll and cars. The corner of Butterfield and Batavia roads will be rocking once...
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Taste of Roselle features plenty of food, musicJul 31, 2013 12:55 pm - Craft vendors at this weekend’s Taste of Roselle have come from as far as Texas and Florida to showcase their work, but they will not be making the longest trip to Rosel...
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Hymn Festival takes center stage at Our Savior in AuroraJul 31, 2013 12:40 pm - Parish Manager Leah Morsch has been in the choir at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Aurora for about 10 years, but never has the church had a summer musical performance as...
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DuPage Salute to Olympics all fun and gamesJul 31, 2013 5:30 am - Some Chicagoans still may be bitter about losing the 2016 Summer Olympics bid to Rio de Janeiro, but kids in the West Chicago area voiced no complaints Tuesday during th...
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No injuries in Carol Stream truck fireJul 30, 2013 5:51 pm - There were no injuries Tuesday morning when the cab of a semitrailer truck burst into flames shortly after pulling into the parking lot of a White Castle restaurant on t...
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West Chicago church collects shoes to help Kenya, HaitiJul 29, 2013 9:38 am - It’s probably not surprising somebody who goes by the nickname “The Shoeman” collects shoes. Lots and lots of shoes. Fact is, George “The Shoeman” Hutchings is the kind ...
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Naperville’s North Central College to stage classic ‘Peter Pan’Jul 26, 2013 6:00 am - Alaina Wis has been waiting to go to Neverland since she was 4 years old. Beginning Friday she will finally have her chance. Wis will star in the lead role of North Cent...