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Open Houses: Lake Forest, Lake Bluff, Highland Park
Lake Forest 1050 GRIFFITH ROAD-OPEN SUNDAY 1-3 (JAN. 6)Major rehab/renovation in 2006, Such a nice home of quality and character. Near to town, train and high school. Super kitchen with high end...
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Lake County Comfort Dog Journeys to Newtown
Chicago-area K-9 Comfort Dogs, a ministry from Lutheran Church Charities (LCC), have been aiding in the healing in Newtown, CT, since shortly after the Sandy Hook Elementary School tragedy occurred. On...
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Regional Police Report: Man Punched at Library, Elderly Man Dies In Fire and...
Des Plaines Man Punched in Mouth at Library A patron sitting in the hallway of the first floor of the Des Plaines Public Library, 1501 E. Ellinwood St., reported another patron told him to mind his own...
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Cartoon: House of Representatives' No-Hit Wonders
The Sunday Comics Patch by illustrator Charley Krebs.
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Poll: When Do You Take Down the Christmas Decorations?
Wiki.answers.com says to ask any question, so Patch did, asking when Christmas decorations should come down. The answer? By Jan. 6. The date signifies the 12th day after Christmas and is Three Kings...
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Virgin Mary, Hotel TV Stolen and Dog Chases Off Thief
Local police departments provided the following reports. In all incidents where an arrest occurred, a charge is merely an accusation and not evidence of guilt. Good boy, bad burglar A Skokie homeowner...
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Readers Say Media Shouldn’t Publish Maps of Gun Owners
We asked Patch readers this week, in response to a New York paper's decision to publish names and addresses of gun owners, if they thought media should publish such lists. As of Friday afternoon, the...
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What’s Your Favorite Food or Drink You Tried in 2012?
Why order a hot dog when you can have a fowler? From movie-inspired sandwiches to Chili Bombs at an Evanston hot dog shop. North Shore Foodie Finds has trekked to some interesting eateries in search of...
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Caption This! Where's the Real Cat?
We had more than a dozen captions submitted for the photo of a cat sitting in a Christmas tree in last week's Caption This contest. The Patch judges awarded title of best caption to Betty Graham for...
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Obituary: Sarah Menoni, 29, Antioch High School Teacher
The following obituary is from Kelley Spalding Funeral Home: Sarah E. Menoni, 29, of Highland Park, passed away January 5, 2013. She was a graduate of University of Illinois, Champaign and a Spanish...
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Readers Disagree with Cardinal George's Stance on Same-Sex Marriage
We received more than 100 comments in response to an article about Cardinal Francis George’s letter that says same-sex marriage is “against the common good.” In his letter, George urged Catholics to...
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Patch Editor Can't Handle RUB's Homewrecker
Think you can handle seven pounds of sandwich? Patch editor Paula Skaggs couldn't even handle one. After losing the Highland Park-Lake Forest Facebook challenge, Paula admitted her defeat by heading to...
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Living Life More Fully After Newtown Shootings
The Newtown shootings have affected me even more so than Columbine, the movie theatre shootings in Colorado or any of the dozens of other shootings that have been in the news this year. Newtown really...
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Poll: What Should Replace Office Depot?
Readers have been active with their comments throughout Patch’s coverage of attempts to renovate the Deerbrook Mall but little attention has been given to the former Office Depot across the way on the...
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Man Charged with Attacking Pregnant Woman
The information below was provided by the Highland Park Police Department. Domestic battery Victor Mendez-Sanchez, 27, of the 1400 block of St. Johns Avenue, Highland Park was arrested and charged with...
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Businesses Readers Are Raving About
Readers showed their favorite businesses some love on Patch recently after we asked, Which New Business Did You Fall in Love with in 2012? Taco Diablo in Evanston received three shout-outs. Patch user...
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Where to Get Your Girl Scout Cookie Fix
It's time to stock up on your favorite Girl Scout cookies. Not sure where to buy them near you? You can plug your zip code into the cookie finder on the Scouts' website to find out. Can't remember...
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