Archive for August, 2009


Friends of the Library Book Sale This Weekend

Friends of the Library Book Sale: Friends of the Plainfield Public Library will be holding their annual used book sale at the library, 15025 South Illinois St., from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 21-22. Thousands of books will be available for purchase, with prices lower than at most other book sales. . All public, [...]

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Plainfield Movies in the Park-Aug 21-Dennis The Menace

The Village of Plainfield and Plainfield Park District will be showing Dennis The Menace on Friday, August 21, at 8:00 p.m., in Settlers’ Park at the Richard A. Rock Amphitheater.  Dennis The Menace is a comedy, starring Walter Matthau and Christopher Lloyd, which is rated PG and has a run time of 92 minutes. Bring [...]

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Edward Plainfield ER opening September 14th

On Monday, Sept. 14, 2009, residents will have access to Edward Plainfield ER, an upgrade of the current immediate care facility. The Edward Plainfield ER will be staffed and equipped to handle a wide range of issues, from conditions currently handled in the immediate care to more complex emergencies. “The new Edward Plainfield ER will [...]

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Legionnaires’ disease in Plainfield

Edward Hospital identifies about two to three cases of Legionnaires’ disease in a given year, and they’ve had three in the last month. Fortunately, Legionnaires’ disease is not spread from person-to-person contact. The disease can be hard to diagnose because its symptoms are like many other forms of pneumonia. Signs of the disease can include: [...]

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