Teresa Schmedding
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Do you know your election history in Illinois?Jan 28, 2010 10:00 pm - Are you ready for Tuesday's primary? Got your voter registration card, your candidates picked and your polling place located? When you vote, you'll be part of the length...
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Bridge Communities finds successful formula for helping homelessDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Bridge Communities in Glen Ellyn is an organization dedicated to stopping homelessness in the suburbs through education. The group was founded in 1988 by two businessmen...
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Two parents rebound from their despair to find home, familyDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - Second of two parts David Johnson was stumbling down a Roselle street on a cold night in March 2008, aching for his next fix. What happened to the guy who fell in l...
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Invisible homeless in the suburbsDec 26, 2009 10:00 pm - First of two parts You don't see them standing on corners rattling cups for change. You don't see them holding up cardboard "Will Work for Food" signs at busy inter...
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Is all the rush really worth it?May 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Tuesday was a bear of a day. I'd been knee-deep in meetings and e-mails at work, feeling like I'd spun my wheels and accomplished little. A project was frustrating me, a...
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Happy Pi Day in the suburbsMar 13, 2009 11:00 pm - Pi is the most famous ratio in mathematics. It is the number of times a circle's diameter will fit around the circle. The decimal places go on forever, making it "irrati...
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Workouts for a cause: Volunteering can burn up a few extra caloriesFeb 22, 2009 10:00 pm - Now that all the presidential campaigning is over and you've voted, does it feel a little like the day after prom? Is your Barack Obama buzz starting to wane? Think back...
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Lincoln's presence felt in many suburban locationsFeb 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Illinois may be the land of Lincoln, and you don't need to travel around the state to find connections to President Lincoln when there are several right here in the subu...
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Art exhibit shows how far women have come - and how far they can goFeb 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Don't be fooled by the name "Sapphire & Crystals: BEyONd Race and Gender," a new exhibit at Noyes Cultural Arts Center in Evanston. This art show doesn't contain any pre...
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Glessner, Clarke museums offer glimpse into city's pastJan 29, 2009 10:00 pm - As you wander through the old Glessner and Clarke houses in Chicago, you can almost hear the clicketyclack of horse-drawn carriages rushing along the streets of the city...