All Stories from February 25, 2009 (Change date)
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Naperville unveils possible plans for Fifth Avenue areaFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Naperville planners are recommending medium-density housing and small-scale retail development around the downtown train station on Fifth Avenue. The city recently relea...
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Government reform starts with each of usFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - The public (that's us) must get involved in reforming Illinois politics, or it will be politics as usual. Pam Davis, who blew the whistle on Rod Blagojevich, is just one...
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A $4 million blessing, or a side of pork?Feb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Nobody asked for it - and some even argue it's unnecessary - but DuPage County has an extra $4 million coming its way via the federal stimulus package. The county's weat...
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'Late Night' host Fallon just wants to have funFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- After a bullish staff meeting (which ended with a cheer) and before a wardrobe fitting (strictly suit-and-tie), Jimmy Fallon took time to marvel at how busy ...
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Court tells doc he can't have his kidney backFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - MINEOLA, N.Y. -- A court has rejected a New York surgeon's claim that he should get $1.5 million in his divorce settlement because he donated a kidney to his wife. Dr. R...
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Hanover Pk. candidates spar over police stationFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Hanover Park's Rodney Craig and Lori Kaiser actually agree on something: $27 million for a new police station and village hall renovations is way too steep. Of course, t...
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Kane County treasurer has unclaimed fundsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - Kane County Treasurer David J. Rickert reminds taxpayers that a list of unclaimed funds is available on the Web site at kanecountytreasurer.org. This list currently cont...
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Villa Park orchid show takes visitors behind scenesFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - A greenhouse plus a powerful furnace can equal the ability to grow orchids in a climate even as inhospitable as Chicago's. That's a fact the Hausermann family has been p...
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Obama budget foresees national health careFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama took a first step toward national health care Thursday in his first budget, a document that also includes an additional $750 billion...
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Successful e-mail marketing means going back to basicsFeb 25, 2009 10:00 pm - This should be the time for e-mail to come to the fore as a low-cost, slam dunk effective marketing tool - unless your e-mails go to the SPAM box. Or, says Jordan Ayan, ...