Downers Grove
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Literacy group's volunteers lauded for teachingOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Technology may change how we live, learn and work, but Literacy Volunteers of DuPage takes a more personable approach. For 35 years, the nonprofit group's successful one...
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Is Dist. 204 ready to cool down all its schools?Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 hopes to cool the debate over air conditioning in elementary schools with some stone-cold research. Nineteen of the district's 21 elemen...
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Neumann Homes to file for bankruptcyOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the area's top five home builders is the latest victim of the recent housing recession. Warrenville-based Neumann Homes on Monday laid-off most of its employees a...
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A few missing words could fell several casesOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Following an informant's tip, police armed with a warrant swooped in on the Villa Park home of a woman under surveillance for selling drugs. Police arrested the resident...
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Naperville school honors former studentOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Purple was Danielle-Joy Peterson's favorite color, and her dream was to have a school built in her name. Though she passed away at the age of 22 five years ago, her drea...
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COD student engages visitors with art exhibitOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - David Connell doesn't consider himself a mainstream kind of guy. So it stands to reason the art exhibit the Naperville student has on display through Nov. 6 in the Colle...
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Edward gets approval for Plainfield cancer centerOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Even without approval for an actual hospital at its 60-acre Plainfield campus, Edward Hospital officials continue to expand services in the area. The state's Health Faci...
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District 204 teachers get rewarded for beating heatOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 teachers who put up with hot classrooms got a hot lunch for their trouble. The school district spent about $9,800 this fall on gift cer...
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Veterans tell their stories to Carol Stream studentsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - What started out as a library enrichment project on responsibility turned into a schoolwide effort to honor American veterans at Spring Trail Elementary School. Staff an...
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Treasurer latest to blast DuPage budget cutsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - If county board members and law enforcement leaders weren't enough, now DuPage's top financial officer is joining the chorus of disapproval over proposed budget cuts. Tr...