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Lights on, crime off is the hope in AuroraAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The City of Lights is about to become even brighter. A group of Aurora residents has launched a "Lighten Up" campaign to encourage neighbors to keep energy-efficient lig...
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Weird Al: the prince of parodyAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Weird Al Yankovic's career can be divided into two distinct periods. Before "Eat It," and after "Eat It." That 1984 parody of Michael Jackson's hugely popular hit single...
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Police beat: Money taken from purseAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva •Forty dollars was taken out of a purse in a break room of a store in the 700 block of Commons Drive between 1:30 and 6 p.m. Sunday. •A pair of prescription sungl...
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Naperville father thanks 911 caller who tried to get helpAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - The call came too late, but a Naperville man whose family died in a weekend fire said Wednesday he wants to thank the passing motorist who tried to get help. "At least ...
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Rising, even record ACT scores talliedAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville North High School and Lisle's Benet Academy are celebrating record ACT scores this year. Three other area schools -- Naperville Central, Neuqua Valley and Wau...
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Sara Lee turnaround plan gains momentumAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Food maker Sara Lee Corp. said Wednesday its fourth-quarter profit soared, and executives pointed to the success of a turnaround plan that has helped sales rise in nearl...
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Briefs: Cardboard boat raceAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley United Way is looking for teams to participate in its 5th annual What Floats Your Cardboard Boat Race! Aug. 25. Both human- and mechanically-powered boats, al...
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Emotion, conflict help put life in budget storiesAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Budget stories always present a quandary for newspapers. On one hand, tracking how governments spend tax money is one of the most important things we do in a democracy....
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Skateboarding accident a lesson to all, doctors sayAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - A helmet may have prevented the skull-cracking injury caused when Lisle teen Eric Field's head slammed off the pavement during a recent skateboarding accident, doctors s...
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Three injured in collisionAug 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Three people were hurt in a two-car crash Wednesday afternoon at Route 47 and Keslinger Road in Elburn, officials said. Police identified the injured as Robert Wilson, ...