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  • Trinity students help spruce up Palos Heights

    Students at Trinity Christian College in Palos Heights recently banded together to spruce up the community as a way to give thanks to their neighbors.During the 11th annual Love Palos on May 4, about 70 students cleaned streets and helped beautify several areas of Palos Heights, including part of the Cal-Sag Trail and Trinity Trail on campus and the community pool.The Interfaith and Community ...

  • Sandburg Muslim students combat stereotypes

    When Muslim students at Sandburg High School were brainstorming ways last year to combat negative thinking about Islam, they came up with the idea of an informal group that would nourish their culture and religion as well as combat stereotypes.Now the Muslim Student Association has become so popular that 50 members attend its Monday afternoon meetings and even non-Muslim students come to hear ...

  • Eagle Scout project helps temple

    Jeremy Jarger, a 17-year-old Highland Park Eagle Scout, built a pergola, an outdoor arbor-like structure, for the temple to which his family belongs, Lakeside ...

  • Short Story Theatre to perform at Cellar Gate Winemarket

    Susan Block, the co-founder of Story Teller Theatre, and is scheduled to be one of four participants in its May 23 show at Cellar Gate in ...

  • SoShee Boutique partners share passion for fashion

    Names: Michelle Burden and Wendy BanksHometown: Chicago and Highland ParkName of business: SoShee Boutique Describe what you do/sell/serve: As owners/buyers of a women's boutique, we proudly stock clothing, jewelry and accessories. What sets you apart from similar businesses? We are truly interested in our customers' satisfaction and happiness with the way they look and feel in our ...


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Movie Review

Austin Powers in Goldmember [DVD]

Austin Powers in Goldmember [DVD]

The first of the Austin Powers movies was a moderate theatrical success in 1997, but it became a smash hit on video, where millions more discovered its quirky spoofing of swinging '60s British culture and spy-movie conventions. I would argue that the reason for this is because this particular brand of comedy works best through repetition and familiarity, when you know the lines and have se ... ...

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  • Deerfield firefighters mark centennial

    One hundred years ago, volunteer firefighters in Deerfield had two ways of hauling their "fire cart" to a blaze. They could attach the two-wheeled cart to a horse-drawn buggy — or to a car, if available.The cart carried a single coil of hose, which unrolled and attached to an onboard water tank, to be replenished at the scene by bucket brigades. Ambulances from converted hearses ...

  • Summer athletic training carries risks

    As the school year comes to a close, parents all over the Naperville area are signing kids up for summer athletic training with hopes of giving them an edge in high school or other sports programs.Acceleration owner, J.R. Niklos, said summer is one of his busiest times of year with about 150 to 200 athletes as young as seven training three times a week at his gym inside Players Indoor Sport ...

  • Chicago Jesuits hid sex crimes

    Internal church records released Tuesday show that Chicago Jesuits consciously concealed the crimes of convicted sex offender Donald McGuire for more than 40 years as the prominent Roman Catholic priest continued to sexually abuse dozens of children around the globe. One letter written in 1970 by the Rev. John H. Reinke, then president of Loyola Academy in Wilmette, described McGuire's ...

  • Florida man pleads guilty to slashing throat of Bears fan

    Chicago Bears game last fall, authorities said. Matthew R. Hinson, 28, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder and faces sentencing May 28, according to court records. His sentence could range from 20 years to life, Florida prosecutors said. Hinson was charged with killing William Pettry, a 42-year-old married father of three from Lake Villa, at an Irish-themed restaurant and bar packed ...

  • PETA names Bolingbrook woman 2013s Sexiest Vegan Next Door

    Yerika Sojo stopped eating meat, dairy, eggs and other animal edibles when she went vegan a few years ago, both for the health benefits and to prevent what she says is the cruelty inflicted on the animals people eat.Sojo was rewarded for her lifestyle choice when she was named 2013's Sexiest Vegan Next Door earlier this month by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, an animal-rights ...

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