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The Neighborhood Files
Taste of Joliet Features Food, Music, Fun
More than 20 food vendors, carnival rides and three headlining musical acts are among the highlights of this weekend's Taste of Joliet. "We try to keep it as local as we can," said B...
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Local Connections
Get the Kids to Read: Check Out Patch's New Partnership and Summer Reading List
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Local Connections
Annual Book Recycling Event is this Weekend
This weekend, the meeting room at Pilcher Park Nature Center will be transformed into a book-lover’s paradise. “People love it, this is the event that they love,” Debbie Greene, Pilc...
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The Neighborhood Files
Battle of the Beautiful Babies
The Kiwanis Club of Shorewood is once again hosting the annual Crossroads Festival Beautiful Baby Contest, held in conjunction with the annual Shorewood Crossroads Festival Aug. 3 to 5, p...
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Opinion
Sunday Comic: Summer Vacations Aren't the Big Splash They Used to Be
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News
Summer Reading List for Tweens and Teens, 11-up
Looking for another escape? This list of books has something for everyone – fantasy, adventure, and of course, love. What more is there? Read one, or read ‘em all – post your thoughts ...
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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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News
Summer Reading Lists for Kids Ages 8-12
Looking for a great book to read this summer? This list of books has something for everyone – adventure, magic, smart kids, and amazing kids. Read one, or read ‘em all – post your thou...