Downers Grove
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Tom Brokaw looks back at tumultuous '60sDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Television journalist and author Tom Brokaw recounts the tumultuous years from 1963 to 1974 in his new book "Boom! Voices of the Sixties." Brokaw writes that the aftersh...
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Caroline Kennedy has plenty of fans in NapervilleDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Fans of Camelot easily outnumbered the gift-giving set at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville today. Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, was si...
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Benet Redwings can't catch upDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Trailing by 9 points deep in the fourth quarter, Benet's girls basketball team knew it needed to construct a timely run in order to eke out a home win over Providence. W...
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Batavia wrestling has lots to be proud about as it turns 50Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Things were quite different 50 years ago. Dwight D. Eisenhower was our president. Nikita Khrushchev had just become Premier of the Soviet Union. The top grossing film wa...
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Writer's convoluted idea of patriotismDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - I experienced the gambit of emotions after attending a Veteran's Day ceremony in Naperville. Then I went from overwhelming gratitude and patriotism to disgust and ire, r...
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Book groupsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The following book groups meet at the Lisle Library, 777 Front St. For details, call (630) 971-1675. Reader's Advisory book group discusses "The Trees" by Conrad Richter...
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Also in townDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Caroline Kennedy discusses and signs her book, "A Family Christmas," a compilation of holiday memories from sources such as sermons, famous authors, politicians and more...
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Report Card results: Good, but familiar problems persistDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - We continue to score a respectable B overall, but the areas in which we fare least well remain the same. It is a source of both encouragement and concern for us that th...
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Roselle woman charged in Septemberfest accidentDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - After more than three months, Schaumburg police today said they have charged a Roselle woman with causing a serious traffic collision that injured a crowd of people duri...
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Hubble referendum gains support from former Wheaton officialsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - In their first public speeches since leaving Wheaton City Hall, former Mayor Jim Carr and former Councilman Alan Bolds this week stood in support of moving Hubble Middle...