Megan Bannister
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Bloomingdale man nears 10 million miles on UnitedJul 09, 2011 4:48 pm - Sometime this afternoon, roughly 600 miles from Chicago, Tom Stuker of Bloomingdale will become the first United Airlines passenger to reach a monumental milestone: 10 m...
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‘Grease’ is the word at Naperville’s Summer Place TheatreJul 08, 2011 1:20 pm - While summer days are slowly drifting away, the Summer Place Theatre invites T-Birds and Pink Ladies out to enjoy a musical summer night. The show is “Grease.” The songs...
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Naperville to host Sousa National Community BandJul 08, 2011 1:12 pm - The sounds of trumpets and tubas soon will echo through Naperville’s Central Park as 116 musicians from across the country convene to form the Sousa National Community B...
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Lifelong Lisle resident Yender leaves legacy of storiesJul 06, 2011 3:18 pm - Andy Yender liked to build things. He built houses. He built a family. And he helped build a community. “Being a lifelong resident of Lisle, his heart and soul were in t...
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Ride the bull, help the hungry in Glendale HeightsJul 06, 2011 10:25 am - Organizers of the summer's annual Glendale Heights Fest are challenging residents to step up and grab the bull by the horns for a good cause. The mechanical bull, that i...
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Unconventional wedding brings smiles to DuPage Convalescent Center residentsJul 06, 2011 10:24 am - As minutes slowly tick by, more than 40 guests wait in anticipation of a wedding. It's 3:11 p.m., more than 10 minutes after the time hand written on the pink glittered ...
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Itasca Fest provides fun and a bit of historyJul 06, 2011 11:49 am - Summer festival fare is fairly standard — carnivals, craft shows and live music. What most festival goers don't expect is a history lesson. But for the 30,000 and 50,00...
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Shopping cart brigade pushes to end hungerJul 05, 2011 12:30 pm - As families toting sunscreen and folding chairs prepare for Fourth of July festivities, Bob Barnshaw encourages people to toss one more essential in their bag. A canned ...
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Kline Creek offers historic holiday celebrationJul 05, 2011 3:19 pm - Most Americans celebrate the Fourth of July with hot dogs and fireworks. But the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County once again will offer residents a long-runnin...
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Lisle’s first balloon launch scrapped, but more to comeJul 01, 2011 1:08 pm - From 2,000 feet above the ground, the view of Chicago’s suburbs is serene. Or so one would assume. A centerpiece of Lisle’s Eyes to the Skies festival this weekend, hot-...