Joanmarie Wermes
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Schaumburg contingent visits its German sisterNov 05, 2021 1:39 pm - Editor's Note: Daily Herald columnist Joanmarie Wermes is among 15 people visiting Schaumburg County, Germany, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the sister...
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Rained out Track-a-thon on calendar againNov 05, 2021 1:19 pm - Who could have imagined that mighty Hurricane Ike would have propelled its fury with such force as to reach the Northwest suburbs causing cancellation of the eagerly awa...
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Schaumburg coalition to celebrate silver anniversary of Sister CityNov 05, 2021 12:12 pm - The celebrated silver anniversary of the sisterhood of two similar towns will take place in Germany, the area from which 1850s era settlers emigrated from Lower Saxony t...
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Medieval knights to help school reach goals at weekend fairNov 05, 2021 11:15 am - The Knights will meet the knights during a community event known as the St. Hubert Catholic School Track-a-thon when two knights from Medieval Times race in for "show ti...
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Reflecting on where we are on anniversary of Sept. 11 attacksNov 05, 2021 10:18 am - As the Sept. 11 anniversary draws closer, five people I contacted referred to the 2001 attack as similar to Pearl Harbor but insist we must "live without focusing on fea...
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Why we can't forget 9/11Nov 04, 2021 10:33 pm - In just days the August calendar turns its page to September and with it flows Sept. 11 remembrances, the day "we lost our innocence." Local citizens say we should never...
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Hoffman business show goes westernNov 04, 2021 9:38 pm - "Business Under the Big Top" will move "out west," incorporate a Western motif and eliminate its past circus theme to become a Wild West teaser. The popular community b...
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Madden to lead Septemberfest paradeNov 04, 2021 8:45 pm - Unaccustomed to being the center of attention, a man who has put the township's library on the literary map finds himself apprehensive about leading Septemberfest's para...
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Friends, family savor sweet memories with The Candy LadyNov 04, 2021 7:03 pm - During Hoffman Estates' yesteryear, neighborhood youngsters scrambled to stand under a rainfall of candy to catch sugary treats thrown into the air by "The Candy Lady." ...
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Hoffman Estates couple gets sheriff's medal of honorNov 04, 2021 4:15 pm - Tireless volunteers Ed and Mary Hennessy copped the top cop's top award at a ceremony highlighting those dedicated to public service. The Hennessys recently joined near...