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08/04/08 - First Lady Patricia Blagojevich announces August selection for Children’s Reading Club as A Little Princes CHICAGO – First Lady Patricia Blagojevich today announced August selection for her Children’s Reading Club – A Little Princes by Frances Hodgson Burnett, illustrated by Tasha Tudor. This month’s selection tells the story of Sara Crewe, the little girl who imagines she is a princess in order to survive hard times at Miss Minchins London boarding school. 07/08/08 - First Lady Addresses Child Care Entrepreneurs, Invites Applications for Women’s Business Plan Competition First Lady commends the contributions of child care professionals during Illinois Small Business Week CHICAGO – First Lady Patricia Blagojevich today joined more than 500 female child care entrepreneurs at Navy Pier for the 10th Anniversary Child Care Business Expo. The First Lady addressed the group of women business owners, thanking them for their commitment to creating high-quality child care businesses. Presented by the Women’s Business Development Center (WBDC), the Expo – titled Swing Into Business Success – is a one-day, informative, resource-packed, inspirational event, presented in Spanish and English, for new and established home-based and center-based child care entrepreneurs.