Downers Grove
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Legislators have right idea on gunsDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Steve Riedner's Dec. 19 letter to the editor was confusing. Mr. Riedner claims that Sen. Dick Durbin recently announced a new gun law, but a search of the Library of Con...
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Charges upgraded to homicide in Christmas Eve shooting, crashDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - A crash that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Batavia man on Christmas Eve has been reclassified as a homicide, Aurora police said Monday. The victim, Craig R. Escamil...
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Where you can go to kick the habitDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - It's time. Yeah, yeah, there are so many reasons to quit smoking as a New Year's resolution --like, you know, staving off lung cancer, smelling better and saving money. ...
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Year heads out, giving mood kicks inDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Things to do on New Year's Eve day: • Chill the champagne. • Get some party hats and noisemakers. • Take a bag of old clothing over to the Goodwill. The donor drive-thro...
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Kids countdown to their own new yearDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Most of them were too young to stay awake for Monday night's minute-by-minute account of the ball descent in Times Square. But hundreds of youngsters -- with parents in ...
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The year in preview: What will make news in DuPage Co. in 2008Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Addison More shops, food, fun This is the year for retail and housing developments in Addison. Two vacant areas along Lake Street will be filled. Starbucks will move in ...
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Briefs: Cause of fire suspiciousDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Authorities still are investigating the cause of a fire that broke out Friday in Bensenville, but the circumstances appear suspicious, Bensenville Fire Protection Distri...
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Oakbrook Terrace software developer boomingDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Like any rising company, Oakbrook Terrace-based Geneca is changing as it grows. "Some of the big challenges we've had are similar to any consulting company, where you're...
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Police won't be staking out bars looking for smokersDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - It's the end of a smoky era. Some New Year's Eve revelers awoke this morning with an aching head, but perhaps their pillow cases smelled fresher. At midnight, the much-d...
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Marathon signup laterDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - Organizers of the Chicago Marathon have pushed back registration for the 2008 race. Spokeswoman Marianne Caponi said the event reaches capacity sooner each year and the ...