Mark Black
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Ice rinks taking shape in NapervilleNov 20, 2013 5:25 pm - You don’t need a calendar to know winter is almost here when ice-skating and hockey rinks start popping up in parks around the area. Naperville is no exception. On Tuesd...
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Families receive Blue Star banners to honor military serviceNov 18, 2013 10:18 am - Naperville American Legion Post 43 and VFW Post 3873 presented Blue Star Banners on Sunday to families with loved ones serving in the armed forces. Families with spouses...
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TV hopefuls turn out for 'Chicago PD' casting call in St. CharlesOct 28, 2013 2:48 pm - Hundreds of TV hopefuls attended an open casting call Sunday in St. Charles for chance to appear as background actors on the upcoming NBC police drama “Chicago PD.” The...
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Moving Picture: Wheaton muralist works on ‘masterpiece’Oct 05, 2013 11:53 am - When he was a boy, R.J. Ogren found himself spending a lot of time in his elementary school library. It wasn’t so much the books that attracted young R.J. as much as the...
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Moving Picture: Big bugs invade Morton ArboretumJun 09, 2013 8:33 am - When David Rogers talks about having ants around the house, he's talking really, really big ants. The veteran artist is displaying a dozen much-larger-than-life sculptur...
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Moving Picture: IHSA referee wants to blend into gameMar 16, 2013 12:16 pm - IHSA referee makes sure his skills stand out to keep games clean, fair
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Moving Picture: Naperville doll hospital renews toysNov 17, 2012 2:06 pm - Angel Whitt has such a love of dolls that she opened a shop dedicated to helping other people keep their dolls in repair for years to come. Whitt and her staff of “docto...
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Moving Picture: Leading area kids down road to successAug 18, 2012 3:07 pm - Curt Misavage retired from the U.S. Postal Service in 2006 and was looking for something to do. In 2008, he volunteered to help paint the exterior of the Outreach Commu...
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Moving Picture: Dogs ease stress for hospital patientsMay 06, 2012 6:49 pm - Naperville's Cynthia Brooks was looking for a way to give back to her community in late 2001. She found that opportunity with the newly formed Animal Assisted Therapy ...
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Wheaton's Cantigny Park to display rarely seen itemsJan 16, 2012 1:59 pm - The Col. Robert R. McCormick Research Center, in the First Division Museum at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, is home to the complete history of the U.S. Army's 1st Division a...