Downers Grove
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Power outages create demand on merchantsAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - After storms cut power, uprooted trees and flooded streets, some local businesses Friday found gold at the end of the rainbow. But it was a frustrating way to earn a li...
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Football preview: Waubonsie Valley at Naperville CentralAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Nonconference Game time: 7:30 p.m., today. Last year: Did not play. Outlook: In the first meeting between these teams since the 1993 playoffs, Waubonsie Vall...
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DuPage government buildings blacked outAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Power outages caused by Thursday night's thunderstorms today shut down the DuPage County government center, including the health department and courthouse. Officials sai...
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We're witnessing Golden Era of Tri-Cities footballAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Talk about big shoes to fill. That's your Will Perdue, size-24 shoes to use a basketball reference, which is perhaps fitting for a town with a basketball tradition like ...
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Update: 4 counties declared disaster areasAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Emergency state resources are now available to suburbs in Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to help repair damage caused by mass flooding and violent storms that pum...
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Father who lost his kids: 'I will keep going'Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Anand Tiwari was running late that morning. As usual, his 18-month-old daughter stood waiting near the door, her saucer-shaped eyes staring up at him. He'd often take h...
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Briefs: Anti-bullying laws signedAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Looking to stamp out school yard bullying, state lawmakers Thursday approved two get-tough measures that require every district to draft a no-bullying policy and outfit ...
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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RTA: Cuts, fare hikes imminentAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra, Pace and CTA officials drew a budget line in the sand Thursday. After pressing for nearly a year for tax hikes to fill a collective $240 million budget hole, tra...