Glen Ellyn
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Fund public transit that the public usesAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - I read Monday's editorial regarding Metra needing additional funds to repair bridges. Here's some food for thought. When I see a Pace bus on the road, there are usuall...
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Townhouses now going up in WheatonAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Construction is now under way and sales are expected to begin soon at Blanchard Court, Airhart Construction's new community of 18 low-maintenance townhouses in Wheaton. ...
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What do you save first when the storm hits?Aug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Medicine, golf clubs, collector trains and ferrets. Suburban homeowners grabbed these and other valuables as rain struck, electricity failed and flooding loomed late th...
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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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Intelligent design isn't scientificAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - I must object to Mr. Orme's letter claiming that "intelligent design is…science." While Mr. Orme certainly enjoys the right as an American to believe whatever he choose...
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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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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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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...