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Fenwick Senior, Sean Mahon, Selected to USA Rugby Boy’s High School All-American Sevens Team

Congratulations to Sean Mahon who has been selected to the USA Rugby Boy’s High School All-American Sevens Team!  The squad competed in the 2011 Victoria International Sevens in Victoria, Canada in mid-July. It was the first time the HSAA Sevens team had assembled for a competition since they won …

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Cell Phones for Soldiers

CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS AND FIRST AMERICAN BANK, KICK OFF CELL PHONE COLLECTION DRIVE CHICAGO, Illinois, August 4, 2011– Currently more than 150,000 American soldiers are serving overseas, away from their families. Cell Phones for Soldiers and First American Bank are calling on all Americans to …

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Chicago's Lake Shore Drive Authors Share Photos and Stories September 7 at Oak Park Public Library

Travel America's highways from Maine to San Diego and you'll find almost universal agreement that no urban road compares to the stunning beauty and charm of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive. For more than 19 miles, Lake Shore Drive edges the shores of Lake Michigan in Chicago providing one spectacular …

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9-year-old River Forest youth takes first place at Kids Cook-off with sophisticated dish

Ahi tuna poke topped with a micro green and hearts of palm salad in a white miso butter vinaigrette garnished with avocado, tobiko, micro shiso and enoki mushrooms – that’s a dish someone could expect to order at one of Chicago’s high-end fusion restaurants. But the master chef behind that dish …

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Metra Announces Student Winners of its Fifth Annual Safety Contest

Metra has announced the winners of its annual Safety Contest, designed to promote and reinforce railroad safety to keep children safe around trains. Reaching record numbers, this year’s campaign drew participation from more than 5,000 students from nearly 250 schools throughout the region (full …

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Metra Announces Student Winners of its Fifth Annual Safety Contest

Metra has announced the winners of its annual Safety Contest, designed to promote and reinforce railroad safety to keep children safe around trains. Reaching record numbers, this year’s campaign drew participation from more than 5,000 students from nearly 250 schools throughout the region (full …

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Bestselling Author Returns Home to Oak Park With Her New Book

Coming home to Oak Park is Marian L. Thomas, one of Amazon.com’s best-selling rhythm and blues authors who recently released her second novel, “My Father’s Colors.” It has found a home in the "Clean Fiction" genre, which as of today, doesn't exist. The fiction work is a sequel to her first novel, “…

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Dominican University’s Siena Center Announces Fall 2011 Lecture and Program Series

Dominican University’s Siena Center will offer this fall a number of thought-provoking lectures and programs revolving around the search for the deeper meaning, root causes and lasting implications of our shared history. Titled Looking Beyond the Horizon, the series will feature such prominent …

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Former Videographer, Current BHG/Gloor Realtor Represents Emergence of New Brand of Agent

Having worked as a video photographer for over 25 years, Jeanne Fagan has a well-developed ability to see the potential in any situation. So when she moved from Indianapolis to Oak Park last year, she applied that knack by jumping into a career in real estate. She had been mulling such a move for …

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