Articles filed under Neighbor
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Camaraderie, competition and coaching motivate Elgin Blue WaveJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Elgin Blue Wave masters swimming team has the best of both worlds. The adult club, for swimmers 18 years and older, attracts a diverse group of members from all over...
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Budget cuts shouldn't dim Carol Stream paradeJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Left in a bind with reduced funding from the village of Carol Stream, Fourth of July Parade Committee Chairwoman Kim Gieser turned to the community for help. And thanks ...
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Arlington Heights announces holiday traffic planJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights Police Department has issued traffic delay warnings in connection with fireworks at Arlington Park and July Frontier Days events this weekend. • Fi...
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Wheaton parade offers food for thoughtJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - There will be bagpipes, marching bands and baton twirling; Corvettes, Cub Scouts and candy. But shopping carts? Oh yes, there will be shopping carts. A company of gro...
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Communities celebrate Fourth of July with parades, festivitiesJul 01, 2010 11:00 pm - Love a parade? Then you're in luck. There are plenty of parades and other festivities this weekend to mark the Fourth of July holiday. Here's a look at the events going ...
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Behind the scenes of suburban fireworks showsJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Each Fourth of July, and many days in between, Dan Miller lives out many a young boy's dream - he gets to blow stuff up. As a kid, it was his own dream, too. Each year, ...
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55 transfusions and an unshakable smile of a Naperville teenJun 30, 2010 11:00 pm - Jenna McKeown has a string of beads that tell a story. Her story. They catalog everything she's gone through over the past eight months - from the 97 overnight hospital...
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Lombard librarian-turned-blogger offers new book on saving moneyJun 28, 2010 11:00 pm - Rachel Singer Gordon of Lombard is a former librarian with a constant desire to pass on information. That's probably why she blogs 10 to 15 times a day on MashUpMom.com ...
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'Mr. Gurnee' leaves fire department after 30 yearsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Gurnee Fire Department Battalion Chief Barry Henby - known for his good deeds as much as his job - has retired after a magical 30-year career. Henby, 57, of Gurnee, touc...
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Boy Scouts to lead Elgin's Fourth of July ParadeJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The Downtown Neighborhood Association of Elgin announced that the Shabbona District, Three Fires Council of the Boy Scouts of America will be the grand marshals of the c...