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Waukegan house walk rich in local lore

The history of Waukegan is on display during a house walk scheduled for July 12.

• Photos: Waukegan walk
• Kay: Downtown boomlet?
• Outdoors: Rain gardens
• Renting: Electricity problems
• Tough sells
• Antiques: Hall chair

I scream, you scream ...
... we all scream for ice cream!
Our GO section is planning a story on the area's best ice cream shops and we'd like your input. Tell us about your favorite spot for frosty treats and why you think it licks the competition.

• Bigger school with no debt
• Can Lockport family be Route 66 survivors?
• Homer Glen volunteers plant native garden
• In down economy, vacations stressful
• Birkett running for Illinois attorney general
• Firefighter who faked leave gets probation
• Canal Days a success, will be back in 2010
• Things to do: July 4th T.E.A. party
• Drivers get break for July Fourth
• Homer Township board changes hiring rules

• Silver Cross Field site for baseball dreamers

• Lockport makes noise at hoops shootout
• Billig could be the ticket
• Lemont falls in state final
• Lockport falls in sectional finals
• Lemont reaches Class 2A championship
• Naperville Central takes down Lockport
• It never felt so good
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Joliet's Patricia Orvis publishes first novel
With the release of her first novel, "Spud," this week, Patricia Orvis realizes her dream of becoming a published author. Also, her essay, "Dad's Socks," is included in Fine Lines, a summer anthology edited by David Martin. Writelife LLC (www.writelife.com), an online, interactive, nontraditional publishing company, published both books.



• Student volunteers honored
• Forest Preserves offer bird-viewing programs
• St. Mary's Parish holding blood drive
• Senior Services celebrates being Young at Heart
• Adventist names Nurse of the year

Joliet workshop helps unemployed
Resume writing tips are like fashion trends. What was in a few years ago may be out today. For instance, listing "references available upon request" is so yesterday. So is stapling the pages of your resume together.



• Rosier picture of home sales
• Cubs not helping WGN
• Intermodal, USA? Nope, Will County
• Two heads together can stretch one income

Joliet dance company does 'Thriller' tribute
The annual dance recital for the Generation Dance Co. in Joliet was bittersweet for owner and director Roxiana Fuqua. What started as a celebration of the dance company's 10th anniversary became a tribute to one of the greatest entertainers of all time just days after his death. Fuqua started the African-American dance company 10 years ago in her church, Sacred Heart.



• Welcome to Ribfest '09