Articles filed under Neighbor
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‘Project Runway’ co-host coming to NapervilleAug 27, 2012 8:54 am - Tim Gunn, the co-host of TV’s “Project Runway,” will sign copies of his new book during a September appearance in Naperville. Gunn became something of a pop culture ...
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Judge, author to discuss ‘Crisis of Capitalist Democracy’Aug 27, 2012 8:46 am - Judge Richard A. Posner of the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago is one of the most influential judges outside the Supreme Court, as well as a prolific ju...
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DuPage photographers look high and low for perfect shotAug 26, 2012 5:55 am - Each week’s DuPage County Neighbor section includes at least one entry in our Photo Finish contest. Our photo staff picks some of their favorite submissions to run each ...
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Stolp brought Aurora together on common groundAug 25, 2012 10:08 am - On May 17, 1837, Joseph G. Stolp set out from his home in Marcellus, N.Y., to seek his fortune in “the West” — Illinois. Relations already were living there and encoura...
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Corn smut, drought and insects: tales from a community gardenAug 25, 2012 10:05 am - Smut. Drought. High winds. Infertility. Ravenous insects. I’ve battled them all this summer in my plot at the Community Gardens in Geneva. And I’ve heard from other gard...
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Secret to a healthy marriage: finding the timeAug 25, 2012 10:04 am - What is the one absolutely necessary ingredient for a healthy marriage? Time. In fact, every other quality or characteristic we find in marriages that work can be prese...
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Aurora cops raising money for Special OlympicsAug 25, 2012 12:32 am - Officers from the Aurora Police Department, in association with Suicide Prevention Services in Batavia, are staging a motorcycle ride with proceeds going to Special Olym...
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Readers lend a hand in the advise departmentAug 24, 2012 4:33 pm - While I’m away, readers give the advice. On people who say they’ve never been in love, four men with four very different takes: My late wife and I had a somewhat stormy ...
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Des Plaines residents weigh in on dog park ideaAug 24, 2012 10:53 am - Des Plaines residents recently got a chance to weigh in on the possible development of a dog park in town. The Aug. 15 meeting at city hall was hosted by Mayor Marty Moy...
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Moving Picture: From bagger to butcherAug 24, 2012 10:00 am - Wally Tenhoopen was asked to help bag chickens one day while working as a bagger in a grocery store in Arlington Heights. He liked the atmosphere and the guys working in...