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Noel Roberts

Sunday, May 20, 2012

NAMES IN THE NEWS: People To Watch In Oak Lawn, May 20

Trustee Tom Duhig serves on the Oak Lawn Village Board. Noel Roberts captures pets' souls in his paintings and pastels. And Marist High School's Class of 2012 makes the future seem brighter.

Oak Lawn Trustee Tom Duhig is one of the quieter village board members sitting on the dais. When he does chime in, he delivery is droll. After sitting through a four-hour plan commission meeting the night before to review Advocate Christ Medical Center’s latest expansion plans, Duhig compared it to the Obama Healthcare Plan. Read more NAMES IN THE NEWS. “If you remember how it was presented to Congress, it was 'read 1,500 pages and vote on it in two days,'” Duhig said. “It was sort of the same kind of approach used on the Planning and Development Commission.” Duhig waned fellow village board members to “be wary” of the impact studies presented by Advocate Christ for its $600 medical campus expansion  “There are a lot of hidden costs that …

Thursday, May 17, 2012

Artist Captures Pets' Essence Through Personalized Portraits

In Noel Roberts' world, no two golden retrievers are alike.

On a lazy, sunny morning, Noel Roberts is glancing around his yard searching for a stray cat that’s been hanging around his back door, along with her three kittens. He thinks Mama may have belonged to an elderly neighbor that has since died. Two of her kittens look suspiciously like a tiger-striped male cat that lives down the block; the third kitten looks just like Mama. Like Oak Lawn Patch on Facebook and tell your friends. “First thing we’re going to do is catch them,” Roberts says, who wants to find homes for Mama and her babies. A painter of animals, the Oak Lawn artist’s personalized portraits capture the souls of pets that glance at you over time. A life-long Southsider, Roberts grew up in Back-of-the-Yards when it was smelly and …

Russell L Wollert Jr

7:26 pm on Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Hi Noel,how's things going I (russell) met you at the chicago pet show on sunday remember?Hope all is well.Just thought I would touch base with you.You can reach me at rlwollert@gmail.com or at home 847-345 4935.Gjad ti have met you.   more ›

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