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Pizza Expert Gives Advice on Rounding Out Your Super Bowl Party

Montgomery Patch

Super Bowl Sunday may not actually be the biggest day of the year for pizza sales, but it's always in the top five, says Jeremy White, the editor-in-chief of Pizza Today magazine. “Halloween, the day before Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday are all bi... »

3 Face Heroin Charges in Naperville

Myfox Chicago

A man and a woman from Aurora and a high school student from Naperville are free on bond and facing trial on charges of selling heroin in two incidents in west suburban Naperville. »

Seventh-grader brings loaded gun to Aurora middle school

Chicago Sun-Times Metro News

A 13-year-old boy who brought a loaded .357 handgun to his middle school in west suburban Aurora told police he just wanted to show it to his friends. Now the seventh-grader at Waldo Middle School in Aurora is facing two felony charges and will be held... »

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Videos from Reality Check Video Contest reveal girls’ “reality”

Naperville Patch Announcements

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana announces winners, identifies common themes to everyday challenges Chicago, IL (January 30, 2012)  Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, the largest council in the nation, announces t... »

Will County awarded $75,000 grant to construct sidewalk near Fairmont school in Lockport Township

Naperville Patch Announcements

JOLIET - Fairmont students will have a safer walk to school thanks to an Illinois Safe Routes to School grant awarded to Will County.       Protecting local students was the driving force behind seeking this $75,000 grant which will pay for the enginee... »

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“Blurbs are Dead” -The Muskbox

Hire Jim Essian

Only one week after my mockery of the pre-Muskbox blurb, said blurb has gone missing from this week's Muskbox! What lies in store for future Muskboxes? Will Carrie finally get a cubs.com e-mail address? Will a thought-provoking question get a researche... »

Commuter ales: take a car-free road trip to these Metra-friendly brewpubs

Grid Chicago

Photo by C. Blatchley A cozy brewpub serving house-made craft beer and hearty fare can be the cornerstone of a thriving retail district, and a magnet for out-of-towners seeking memorable drinks and eats. That’s especially true when the brewery is locat... »

There is Simeon, Proviso East and ...

City/Suburban Hoops Report

By Joe Henricksen To be quite honest, there is a whole lot of mediocrity out there in high school basketball this season. When comparing the 2011-2012 season and eyeballing the strengths and talents of the top teams in the Chicago... »

Aurora Alderman Rick Lawrence Proposes Stunning Solution for Ward Remap | Shift 4th Ward Out of West Side, Create New Central Core Ward and Realign Wards for Efficiency and Effectiveness

Open Line

As Aurora Mayor Tom Weisner's task force on ward remaps considers spreading the size of west side wards to overlap into the east side for population growth and to create Hispanic wards where they already exist, one city council member is making a propo... »

Prostition, undocumented youth, living with a disability: Reporting the issues that matter

NP Communicator

The Local Reporting Initiative was launched in the Spring of 2011 to report stories about Chicago’s South and West Sides that aren’t often told. With support from The Chicago Community Trust, he Community Media Workshop has been overseeing the project,... »

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