Annalisa Rodriguez
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DuPage County Fair exhibit gives kids education in butterfliesJul 27, 2012 9:23 pm - Angelina and Dominic Alongi walked wide-eyed through the tent, gazing up at the butterflies that clung to the walls. But the real treat for the youngsters came when Dav...
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80-year-old woman hospitalized after Aurora house blazeJul 29, 2012 9:26 am - An 80-year-old Aurora woman was being treated for smoke inhalation at a suburban hospital Thursday after a two-alarm fire at her house on the 500 block of College Avenue...
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Demolition Derby a crowd favorite at the DuPage County FairJul 27, 2012 5:54 am - Most people try to avoid accidents, but the drivers at the DuPage County Fair’s Demolition Derby deliberately seek them. In fact, the more damage they can cause to anot...
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Back Country Roads provides fresh look at cover songsJul 27, 2012 5:51 am - Back Country Roads is relatively new on the country music scene - the band played its first gig as a full group in June 2009. The band formed when two of its membe...
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Photo enthusiasts tell visual story of DuPage County FairJul 27, 2012 5:51 am - DuPage Co. Fair hosts photo contest
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Conservation Foundation bids farewell to midnight bike rideJul 26, 2012 1:06 pm - At midnight Sunday, July 29, Jill Johnson will stand back and watch 500 red, blinking lights ride off in the darkness as Eric Clapton's “After Midnight” plays in the bac...
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Competition is fierce for animal exhibitors at the DuPage County FairJul 26, 2012 5:48 am - Richard Crome clicks with the sheep he shows and sells — they're compatible, he says. Persistence, steadiness and patience are just a few of the qualities Crome says he...
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Memories and new adventures await when DuPage County Fair opensJul 24, 2012 2:54 pm - There’s hardly anything more American than apple pie, fireworks or a hot summer day spent at the county fair. The nostalgia of a fair practically knocks you off your fe...
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'Glee' star Chris Colfer inspires teens at Naperville bookstoreJul 23, 2012 10:25 am - Casey Cogan came all the way from Canada to meet her idol - and she brought gifts. The Ontario native, 17, wants Chris Colfer to know that no matter what life brings h...
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Annual concert series, camp fills void in vocal jazz educationJul 21, 2012 11:48 pm - Janice Borla believes the heart and soul of jazz music is its improvisatory nature. Other musical forms, like pop, are rehearsed and run through to perfection before...