Glen Ellyn
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DuPage parks, forest district reap state grantsApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Numerous area park and forest preserve districts will share roughly $18.2 million in grants that can be used to buy land or build amenities such as trails, playgrounds a...
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Sports abound in basement playgroundApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Every family is unique. Some want gourmet kitchens. Others want in-law suites. Still others, like Corey and Gayle Toppel, want an extra deep unfinished basement where...
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District 200 students collect food, deliver pies in the faceApr 25, 2008 11:00 pm - It seems like a pie-in-the-sky dream that one middle school could collect enough food to feed 600 underprivileged people. For Wheaton's Franklin Middle School, the dream...
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Teamwork is key for Destination Imagination factionApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Think of them as a brainier version of the cast of characters in The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. After more than eight months of teamwork and hundreds of hours of...
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Rams say no to PanthersApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Chanting in unison from the bench after key points and during timeouts, Glenbard East's boys volleyball team definitely is a vocal one. On the court the Rams are pretty ...
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Pinball would-be wizard's lament: For the days of Tropic IsleApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - One of my favorite childhood memories goes back to when I was 7 or 8 years old. My dad would take me with him to his Friday-night bowling league. While he bowled, I'd p...
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Pinball sales wizards leaving the businessApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - After 32 years as sellers of pinball machines, arcade-style video games, jukeboxes and other cool game room stuff, Paul and Ann Biechler are calling it quits. At 67, the...
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Sout African musician to perform concertApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - It's always nice if, while accomplishing a long-held goal, you can have a great time reaching it. That's what the students at Waubonsie Valley High School have planned f...
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First class, second hallApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - The Illinois Basketball Coaches Association honors its 2008 Hall of Fame induction class Saturday at Illinois State University in Normal. The local contingent is led by...
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Fire severely damages Naperville homeApr 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville firefighters are investigating the cause of a blaze this morning that caused extensive damage to a house at 1153 Greensfield in the northeast part of the city...