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News
Summer Reading Lists for Preschoolers and Kids Ages 2-7
Looking for a great book to read this summer? This list of illustrated books for kids ages 2 to 7 is so much fun. Plus it includes books young readers can start to read TO you! Read on...
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Opinion
Sunday Comic: Summer Vacations Aren't the Big Splash They Used to Be
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Summer
Kick Off to Summer Festival Brings Rides & Food This Weekend
Plainfield’s festival season begins Saturday with an old favorite with a new name and new location. Kick Off to Summer Festival, previously known as Strawberry Fest then Spring Fest,...
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Local Connections
Annual Cavalcade of Planes Soars Into Bolingbrook This Weekend
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s a skydiver! All will be in the air this weekend during the 13th annual Cavalcade of Planes at Bolingbrook’s Clow International Airport. Attendees...
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The Neighborhood Files
Plainfield Remembers the Fallen
Some were decked out in red, white and blue, while others were waving small American flags, but they were all there for one reason: To remember America's fallen heroes at Plainfield's ann...
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The Neighborhood Files
Nearly 500 Runners Take Part in First Wounded Warriors 5K
As America prepared to pay tribute to its fallen heroes, hundreds gathered in Plainfield’s Setters’ Park in honor of servicemen and women injured in the line of duty. The first-ever ...
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News
Ten Things You Should Know About Memorial Day
Editor's note: This article originally ran on May 30, 2011. How did Memorial Day get started? Here are some facts about the national day of remembrance for America’s fallen heroes....
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Awareness
Remember This Story on Memorial Day
Gold Star mothers have a unique and special perspective on Memorial Day. Aside from the obvious, their stories are really no different from the rest of us who grew up in America in the po...