Aurora
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Pulling back the curtain at local haunted housesOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Some cause you to cry. Others draw you back again and again. And a few amaze with incredible spectacles. When you think about it, haunted houses are just interactive th...
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Simples tips can help keep Halloween safe and funOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - There are some timeless debates about Halloween: • How old is too old to trick-or-treat? • How many pieces of candy do you give to each trick-or-treater? • Do you sti...
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U-46 prepares to hire a headhunting firmOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 plans to hold an open forum on Nov. 7 to interview at least four executive search firms, the first step in replacing outgoing Superintend...
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Elgin OKs YMCA project despite sluggish marketOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The old Channing YMCA property in Elgin won't remain vacant for long. City council members on Wednesday voted 5-2 in favor of a housing development on the 2.9-acre site,...
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Briefs: Four injured on lakeOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Four men have been hospitalized after their small sailboat capsized in Lake Michigan off Chicago's South Side. Chicago Fire Department spokeswoman Eve Rodriguez says thr...
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Sometimes, news and rumors of news carry equal pressureOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - In the end, readers will judge for themselves both the truth of what authorities say and the merits of what they don't. In an ideal world, rumors would never figure into...
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Democrats will have primary for chance to unseat RoskamOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The 6th District Congressional race officially became interesting Wednesday. State official and veteran Army Reserve colonel Jill Morgenthaler announced her candidacy as...
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Briefs: Students win Merit honorsOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Four Huntley High School students have been named Commended Students in the 2008 Nation al Merit Scholarship Program. Priyanvada Deshpande, Justin Engle, Derek Reinhold ...
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Why Kane County wants to keep juveniles in jailOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Kane County officials hope seven deadline extensions on a vote for a proposed law they oppose will signify a death knell for the plan. State legislators now have until ...
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Wood Dale scare walk is a chilling good timeOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Wood Dale's scariest ghouls will be invading the Cabin Nature Center Saturday, and they'd kill for you to join them. The city's bravest ghost hunters are invited to the ...