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Suburbs near Wisconsin cash in on video gamblingJan 02, 2014 4:30 am - Fox Lake Mayor Donny Schmit said he had no idea what to expect when the first video gambling machine flickered on in the village more than a year ago. “Residents said th...
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Dawn Patrol: New Year’s babies; Kane going to OlympicsJan 02, 2014 4:00 am - Meet 2014’s first babies Hospitals across the area helped bring the newest suburbanites into the world yesterday morning. Meet little ones from Northwest Cook and L...
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Lengthy to-do list for DuPage Forest Preserve DistrictJan 02, 2014 3:47 am - DuPage County Forest Preserve officials have compiled a lengthy to-do list for 2014, including creating wetlands, improving habitats and repairing historic buildings. “T...
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Postal Service asks residents to clear snow, ice for carrier safetyJan 01, 2014 10:00 pm - Bloomingdale, IL — Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow seems to be the theme song for most of Illinois at the moment, so the U.S. Postal Service is asking customers to...
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Aurora family welcomes first baby of 2014 for DuPage CountyJan 01, 2014 3:00 pm - Kelle Lalko didn't have anything exciting planned for New Year's Eve — just a quiet dinner with her husband, Steve, and 2-year-old daughter, Emma. “We were just going to...
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Ex-cop in Grayslake wins pension battle; who has state's highest pension?Jan 01, 2014 5:30 am - Two state pension recipients cash in
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Cure or just another addiction? Methadone providers say opiate keeps scores of addicts off heroinJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Dec. 5, 2001 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Cathy, a 45-year-old Pa...
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How club drugs affect you and your childrenJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Jan. 21, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Though club drugs and he...
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Prescription drugs: They're legal but still lethalJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on April 8, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. Sequestered in her bedro...
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Kane's drug court is key to turnaround for addictsJan 01, 2014 1:01 am - Editor's note: This story originally ran on Oct. 2, 2002 as part of the Daily Herald's "Hidden Scourge: Heroin in the Suburbs" series. When Gilbert Feliciano...