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Chickens OK in her book For the Lagrange caller who wrote “Enough with the chickens”: I do not mind if a neighbor has chickens in their yard. I would only want them to take care of them as one would a beloved pet. As for the caller, quit your (complaining) and do something nice for someone.
Too much yogurt in Elmhurst I’m just wondering why Elmhurst has three frozen yogurt shops within a three-block range, particularly two directly across the street from each other. It just doesn’t seem to
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By ALEX SOULIER asoulier@shawmedia.com BOLINGBROOK – After spending nine years and thousands of dollars scratching off lottery tickets, Bolingbrook Area Chamber of Commerce President Michael Carpanzano found a winner. Carpanzano, 28, recently won $200,000 on a scratch-off Blues Bingo lotto ticket – one of $30 worth of tickets he received as a birthday present from his brother, Frankie Carpanzano. On June 16, Michael and Frankie Carpanzano were celebrating Father’s Day and Michael Carpanzano’s birthday – which falls on June 12 – at their parents’ home in Melrose Park. “My family always gives each other scratch-off lotto tickets on holidays and birthdays,” Michael Carpanzano said. “Frankie gave my dad and I $30 in lottery tickets, and I happened to pick
the winning pile.” At first, Carpanzano, a Joliet resident, thought he won $200; Michael Carpanzano a f t e r c l o s e r inspection, he realized the winning figure contained three extra zeros. “We immediately put the ticket in a Ziplock bag because we didn’t know what else to do,” Michael Carpanzano said. “We took it to a convenience store, scanned it, and the ticket flashed, ‘winner.’” He admitted that until he verified the ticket – which his brother purchased at a 7-11 in Melrose Park – he thought he was being pranked. Carpanzano will receive his winning check – about $120,000 after taxes – in late July and then will be honored during a ceremonial presentation at a Chicago Cubs game.
Continued from page 11 each applicant that includes the areas of academics, leadership potential, community participation and financial need. The two students who won the $500 scholarships this year will be eligible to receive another $500 each year (a total of no more than four) as long as he/she remains in good standing in college. For each of these students, this means a total scholarship of $2,000 during his/her four years of college. Lisle Lions Club has been using this process for the past two years, starting in May 2011, bringing the total amount of funds now contributed in scholarship money to young people in our community to $3,000 each year. Next year, providing all students who have received scholarships from our club take advantage of this process, we will be up to an expenditure of $4,000 per year. We feel that it is money well spent. Sandy Williams
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I just wanted to comment about District 99 putting in brick paver parking lots. With this unstable economy, you would think they might think a little more about putting in asphalt, maybe conserve a little bit or save money. And then they might have money left over to get a jacuzzi for the teachers. Just wanted everyone’s opinions on that, and I think it’s ridiculous we’re spending so much money when we could have done asphalt and saved some money.
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