Bob Chwedyk
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Mother robin chooses unusual nesting placeMay 06, 2014 5:44 am - Ed Sokol's Mount Prospect backyard has become home to a mother robin who has chosen an unusual nesting place - a bison skull that hangs from a shed. "This is the second ...
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Everyone's Irish at Mount Prospect festApr 13, 2014 7:09 pm - With temperatures finally in the 70s and the rain holding off, people came out in droves Saturday afternoon for the 3rd Annual Irish Fest in downtown Mount Prospect. The...
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District 50 seventh-grader gets education as superintendent for a dayApr 08, 2014 7:49 pm - Instead of working on daily lessons, Woodland Middle School seventh grade student Bradley Wilinski got an education with a different view Tuesday as he served as Woodlan...
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Faculty wins cook-off at Elk Grove High SchoolMar 21, 2014 11:56 am - ProStart Culinary Arts students faced off against faculty and staff Thursday during the inaugural "ProStart vs. Faculty Cook-off" at Elk Grove High School. Four staff m...
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Ela library program about trains a big hit with little engineersMar 11, 2014 7:28 pm - Nearly 20 children ages 3 to 5 showed they were "Wild About Trains" Tuesday when they participated in the Ela Area Public Library program in Lake Zurich. The kids were f...
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Moving Picture: Round Lake Beach man doesn't let Parkinson's disease slow him downFeb 28, 2014 3:21 pm - Retired science teacher Chuck McCann has been doing art shows for 30 years, has five books published, and was once a professional bowler. In fact, the Round Lake Beach r...
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Stevenson students watch Bozek in gold medal gameFeb 21, 2014 9:31 am - Stevenson High School students had special incentive to watch Thursday's Olympic women's hockey game between the U.S. and Canada — they were hoping to see alum Megan Boz...
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Moving Picture: Mr. Al gets his groove on Harper radioNov 23, 2013 8:44 am - If you're scanning the FM radio dial on a Tuesday night and you suddenly feel relaxed, you might be listening to Mr. Al. “Turn it up and cool it down,” says the disc joc...
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St. Francis students learn about food, nutrition and giving back through Peapod programNov 20, 2013 4:41 am - About 50 fourth-graders from St. Francis de Sales School in Lake Zurich learned how to get the biggest and healthiest bang for their food buck Tuesday, thanks to the Kid...
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‘Cans Across Des Plaines’ collects 7,000 itemsNov 16, 2013 3:03 pm - For the fifth consecutive year, Maine West High School students and staff assembled a half-mile long human chain Friday to help stock a Des Plaines food pantry at the De...