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Local Connections
Photos: GO GREEN Environmental Art Fair
The 4th annual GO GREEN Environmental Fair spread across the Beecher Community Center and the Yorkville Public Library on Saturday. The art fair challenged students to "created with an en...
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Local Connections
Adopt Me: Puppies Just Want to Have Fun
Bianca knows how to sit - and will sometimes sit in advance of a treat being offered. She also loves tug-of-war and the occaisional chomp on the leash while walking. Bianca is a 6-mo...
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Local Connections
Photo: Teen Attends Youth Leadership Conference
Evan Dill, 16, of Yorkville, recently attended an Anthony Robbins Unleash the Power Within seminar in New York as an ambassador to the youth leadership team. He was among 15 to 20 yo...
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Local Connections
Community Says Goodbye to Eric Lederman
If the family of Eric Lederman had any doubts that their son touched innumerable lives in his 12 short years on earth, the last two days would have dispelled them. Hundreds of people...
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Local Connections
Locals Observe Autism Awareness Month
Mayor Gary Golinski has proclaimed April to be Autism Awareness Month in Yorkville. The proclamation states: "Autism Spectrum Disorders are the fastest-growing serious developmental ...
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Schools
Photos: Daddy Daughter Dance
More than 800 people attended the annual Daddy Daughter Dance fundraiser for Yorkville Grade School, organizer Doris Bateman said. The event included a DJ, more than 20 baskets for raffle...
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Local Connections
Adopt Me: Champ and Abby Are a Perfect Pair
It’s a two-for-one special in Adopt Me this week. Champ is a 6-year-old pitbull/terrier mix, and his friend Abby is a 10-year-old yellow lab. They have known each other all their liv...
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Local Connections
Last Chance: 'Love Letters' Tickets and Kids Art Show
Two deadlines are quickly approaching. 1) The deadline to order tickets to the Fox Country Players' presentation of Love Letters is Monday. Each $25 includes dinner catered by Cobble...