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St. Charles surgeon put his patients at easeSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Dr. Martin Gustafson had a knack for putting people at ease -- even if he was about to pull out their wisdom teeth. "It was just a special gift of his," said his niece,...
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Rains behind mosquito explosionSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The answering machine at the Northwest Mosquito Abatement District pretty much says it all. "We are aware of the severe nuisance mosquito problem," a beleaguered-soundin...
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Police beatSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia • Angelica N. Sanders, 19, 2898 Conrad Road, Rochelle; and Paul H. Washington, 18, 1534 Grand Drive, Unit 2, DeKalb, were both arrested on a charge of retail the...
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Loans to aid areas hurt by ash borerSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Low-interest state loans are now available to help reforest public land invaded by the emerald ash borer. The loans were created through a senate bill sponsored by Sen....
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Wheaton College to open Hastert CenterSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - The next time Dennis Hastert visits his college alma mater, his name will be on the door. The former speaker of the House in January donated his congressional papers to ...
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Police beatSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville • Police on patrol at 10:30 p.m. Tuesday say they saw a man hiding in the shadows of a home on the 100 block of Birch Street. The man was searched and a ...
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N. Aurora takes steps to slow driversSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - North Aurora village trustees want motorists on Sycamore Lane to slow down. Tuesday they approved a plan to install four-way stop signs at the residential street's inter...
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St. Charles teachers struggling to stay coolSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Teachers try to shout over the hum of fans. Sweaty students dash frequently to the water fountain. It can be difficult to focus in a sweltering classroom where attenti...
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Cost for Campton Hills' census lower than estimateSep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Campton Hills trustees are moving ahead with the village's first special census at a cost of about $125,000. The village board signed off on the agreement with the U.S....
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Hundreds without power in northern Fox ValleySep 05, 2007 11:00 pm - About 700 ComEd customers have been without power since a 2 p.m. outage, a ComEd spokeswoman said this afternoon. The outage knocked out power to more than 1,400 custome...