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Rossini's Petite Messe Solennelle
Saturday, February 25, 2012 at 7:30 pm
Saint Cletus Church, LaGrange
Sunday, February 26, 2012 at 3:00 pm
Wentz Hall, Naperville

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Current Map of Flu in the United States
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Oak Park Renaissance Man "Les Golden" has been written by biographer Jordan Naoum and published by Duc Publishing.
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Flying Tennis Balls, a short story by Dr. Barry Abrams
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The Oak Park Education Foundation's Seventh Annual Vex Robotics Competition was held at Julian, and Julian Defeats Brooks 319-95.
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Ray Chen's CD Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn
Violin Concertos

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"Ray Chen, the new violin sensation is
one of the top artists alive today with
a Stradivari, having a spirit with talent
for the music we all love. His works
 from Tchaikovsky and Mendelssohn
are on par with the best ever performed .
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Go the F**K to Sleep
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"Beautifully illustrated with dreamlike images
telling a story of
Vulgar and shameful delight
with laughs and crudeness at every turn ."

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Ex-Congressman and Oak Park and River Forest High School Graduate, Mark Siljander is Sentenced to Federal Prison for his lying to the FBI and acting as an unregistered lobbyist for a sponsor of international terrorism.
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Dilys Margaret (Roberts) Finch, 99,
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Pinkalicious
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Disability Pride Parade in Chicago Featuring Dancers from Oak Park's Momenta Wheelchair Dance Troupe and Chris Lenzo.
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“Inside/Out” Hubbard Street Dance Chicago
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Picturing Hemingway’s Michigan
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Riccardo Muti Addresses the Press and Guests On His Becoming the Music Director of the World Renown
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Caputo’s New Store, a treat and an Adventure.
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A Review of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Response to the HIV/AIDS Crisis Among Blacks in the United States, 1981–2009
Black males and 1 in 30 Black females in the
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Race Relations and the Nation...things don't
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