Batavia
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Rain recedes but waters climb and power still outAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - An estimated 118,000 homes are still without electricity today as crews worked to restore power to the storm-ravaged suburbs. The bulk of the outages continue to be in t...
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River levels and rainfallAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ...
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Renovated Clark Island under waterAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A flagpole, bridges and the baseball diamond's pitching mound were just about the only parts of Batavia's Clark Island Recreation Area above water on Friday. "We're wait...
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Free Wi-Fi coming to GenevaAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Computer users in Geneva could have access to free citywide wireless Internet access by the end of the year. The city council Monday signed a deal with Meshlinx to let t...
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Battle against ash borer continuesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Three layers of government sought answers to a common enemy that's laid waste to millions of ash trees. On Friday, state, federal and DuPage County municipal leaders loo...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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Briefs:Rabid bats foundAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A rabid bat was found this week in Marengo, bring the McHenry County total for this year to 10. Another rabid bat was found in an Aurora home, bringing Kane County's tot...
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Flooding in Tri-Cities: 'This is a disaster'Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Rob Metzger - "This came up so fast" (Audio MP3) The water came fast to the residents of Grove Avenue in Valley View. First it was up to their ankles. Then their kne...
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...