Glen Ellyn
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Medinah couple married 71 years die within minutes of each otherDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Made for each other. No phrase better describes longtime Medinah residents Bob and Ruth Kretschmer, who died within minutes of each other Friday, five days after they c...
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St. Francis ready for Wheaton AcademyDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Coming off a rugged conference win the night before, St. Francis boys basketball coach Erin Dwyer wondered how hard his team would bring it Saturday against nonconferenc...
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Oak Park rises up, claims top Whitlatch honorsDec 16, 2017 12:00 am - Oak Park-River Forest led from start to finish to win the team title at the 52nd annual Rex Whitlatch Invitational at Hinsdale Central for a second consecutive season Sa...
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Music education is at the forefront in School District 203Dec 15, 2017 10:00 pm - "If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music at least once every week," said English scientist Charles Dar...
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16 bank robberies in suburbs since September: Why now?Dec 15, 2017 4:30 am - Bank robbers have been striking with stunning regularity during the past few weeks in the Chicago area, FBI agents say, including at least six cases involving suburban l...
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West Aurora defeats Glenbard East in overtimeDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - That's the way to start a conference race. West Aurora's boys basketball team forced overtime at Glenbard East, then went on an 11-4 run to win the Upstate Eight Confere...
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Seven Democrats want shot at unseating RoskamDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Seven Democratic candidates vying for the chance to run against incumbent Republican Peter Roskam in the 6th U.S. Congressional District met for a wide-ranging and fast-...
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Montini escapes challenge from Neuqua ValleyDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Whether Neuqua Valley taught Montini a valuable lesson Friday night will have to be seen, but the Wildcats sure learned something about themselves. The Wildcats nearly u...
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Naperville mother sentenced to natural life for murdering 2 childrenDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Convicted murderer Elzbieta Plackowska knew she would be spending the rest of her life in an Illinois prison. But DuPage County Judge Robert Miller made it official Frid...
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Second-quarter edge helps St. Viator past BenetDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - If ever a quarter in a basketball game told the story, it was the second of them at St. Viator's Cahill Gymnasium on Friday. Benet Academy had taken a 15-13 lead into th...