Carpentersville
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Diamond composed of Beethoven's hairSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The next time you think about Ludwig van Beethoven, forget about the piano or his famous lilting Moonlight sonata or even his powerful Symphony No. 9. Think of his shock...
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Briefs: Bialing Xia elected to Cabot boardSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - AURORA -- Cabot Microelectronics Corp., a supplier to the semiconductor industry, said Tuesday Bailing Xia has been elected to its board of directors. Xia, 52, is the ch...
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School leaders balance security, accessibilitySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Three shootings in six days struck schools in Colorado, Wisconsin and rural Pennsylvania last year. Far more routine and discreet, the pressures of cyber-bullying and o...
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Police beatSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Geneva • Joseph M. Nathan, 18, of 227½ N. First St., was charged with retail theft after stealing a box of Claritin tablets, valued at $11.49, Saturday morning from Rile...
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New Fox Valley parks leader eyes riverfront open spaceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District's new board president says her main priorities are to preserve open space along the riverfront and continue to care for Aurora's inner-city park...
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Study finds we lose 2 days a year to commutingSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What would you do with an extra 46 hours this year? Relax with the family? Extend that vacation? Sleep in? Instead, you spend that much time or more sitting in the car s...
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Acts sought for downtown Geneva music daySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Shopping in downtown Geneva could soon have a soundtrack of its own. The Geneva Cultural Arts Commission wants musicians to play in public areas throughout the district....
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O.J. memorabilia not exactly going like hotcakesSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The personal memorabilia O.J. Simpson tried to retrieve from a Las Vegas hotel room last week may have had some value. Most other Simpson memorabilia? Not so much. Exper...
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Ex-trustee candidate convictedSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A one-time candidate for Carpentersville village board was convicted on assault and disorderly conduct charges Tuesday. Kane County Judge Susan Clancy Boles found Frank ...
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No physical ties to crime, attorney saysSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Virginia Johannessen was a 75-year-old widow and pack rat who had decades worth of newspapers, books and other items stacked in piles that resembled a maze in her Aurora...