Downers Grove
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More Metra riders, fewer trains on timeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - As ridership continues to skyrocket, more commuters hopped on Metra this June than in any other month in the agency's 22-year history, but train tardiness may be becomin...
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District 87 will offer heart defect screenings at Glenbard East HighAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Some area doctors are teaming up with Glenbard High School District 87 to detect serious heart issues. The school board is eyeing the Midwest Heart Specialists' Young He...
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Praying for no rain? Farmers want wet weather to stopAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Rain, rain go away . . . It's not a ditty you'd expect to hear in the green fields of northern Illinois, but with Mother Nature giving them too much of a good thing this...
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RTA chairman's pay could doubleAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The transit system's chairman could have his pay doubled thanks to a provision tucked into a massive tax hike measure aimed at saving the region's train and bus system. ...
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Democratic leader to pass torchAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Early in her tenure as leader of the Democratic Party of DuPage, Gayl Ferraro had a clear mission. "I'd love to get people to actually stand up and say, 'We're Democrats...
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District 87 wants to lighten up its energy costsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Students and teachers may see new, more energy-efficient lighting in the fall of 2008 at Glenbard High School District 87 schools. The school board is considering spendi...
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District 204 might have to argue land case twiceAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Indian Prairie Unit District 204 could face two separate trials to set a price for the land where it wants to build Metea Valley High School. If one of the landowners ha...
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Arts & CraftsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Your guide to arts & crafts To submit your listing, e-mail arts&crafts@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301. August Oak Park Avenue-Lake Arts & Crafts Show: Today from...
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Carpentersville man nabbed in drug bustAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man accused of being the leader of a wholesale drug ring operating in the western suburbs was arrested by the FBI Friday morning. Frank Affatigato, 45,...
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...