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Student wants civilized chat about Carpentersville's futureSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The event may be called "One Voice," but Linda Campos-Moreira wants to hear from 100 Carpentersville residents at a luncheon she'll host Saturday. Campos-Moreira, 25, of...
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St. Charles stuffs more fun into Scarecrow festSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Model trains, a 50-foot inflatable caterpillar and a haunted house will be among new attractions at the 22nd annual St. Charles Scarecrow Festival. More than 60,000 peo...
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Suburbanite bikes 22,500 miles to a dreamSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The red marker line on a map outlining the bike trip that Isai Madriz is about to embark on snakes all the way from Montgomery to Tierra del Fuego, the southernmost tip ...
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Training tower built for Huntley firefightersSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - You probably haven't noticed the strangely shaped red steel structure plopped in the middle of a concrete pad at Coyne Station and Ernesti roads -- because you probably ...
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Planned Parenthood asks court to force scheduled openingSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Planned Parenthood today asked a federal judge to ensure its planned opening next week of a women's health clinic in Aurora. The clinic will provide a variety of service...
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Officials say St. Charles death was caused by fallSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A St. Charles man who died last month after being found unconscious in the middle of the road likely fell over in a state of drunkenness and hit his head, authorities te...
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Toy sale to aid orphans in KenyaSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 40 families in the Northwest suburbs will host a used toy sale in Algonquin to raise money for refugee children in Kenya, Africa. All proceeds will be distrib...
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Cemetery can be moved for O'Hare, court rulesSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal appeals court today dealt a devastating blow to opponents of O'Hare Airport expansion when it ruled a small cemetery near Bensenville could be bulldozed by the...
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Local gadfly at center of fake interview maelstromSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not like Rob Sherman -- probably the suburbs' best-known atheist -- is adverse to publicity. But when reporters called demanding to know when he interviewed preside...
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Healing or not 9/11 events keep us closeSep 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Cars packed the village hall parking lot Tuesday for Hoffman Estates' Sept. 11 remembrance. Village Clerk Bev Romanoff said 175 people attended the event, which featured...