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Fighting over trainsJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The headlines have a familiar look. "Suburbs vow to derail train proposal." "Lawmakers fight train plan." But these aren't from recent newspaper articles on the Canadian...
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Glen Ellyn jazz fest a draw despite weather threatJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - The forecast in downtown Glen Ellyn Saturday wasn't hazy at all, despite the darkening skies and light, rainy mist that threatened an otherwise pleasant midafternoon. By...
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Saturday in photosJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Saturday in the suburbs offered a variety of fairs, festivals, picnics and contests. Here's a sampling. ...
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Economy taking toll on food pantriesJul 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A new wave of arrivals is landing on the doorstep of area food pantries: those recently laid off from work. Couple that with the ever-increasing numbers of people needin...
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Saturday SoapboxJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Tough sentence warranted: This week, DuPage Circuit Judge Kathryn Creswell sentenced a Lombard man to 65 years in prison for opening fire on three local police officers...
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38 years for 'thrill killing'Jul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Luigi P. Adamo was sentenced Friday to 38 years in prison for bludgeoning another man to death nearly eight years ago after luring him into a DuPage County forest preser...
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Four-legged family membersJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - When her children grew up and flew the coop, a void grew in Annette McNeely's heart. To treat her bad case of loneliness, she adopted four more children. She named them ...
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Butkus to high schoolers: Steroids are for wimpsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - A video montage of former Bears Hall of Famer Dick Butkus captivated the room full of teens at Soldier Field Friday. Known for his crunching hits and fearless demeanor, ...
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FBI nabs 6 in alleged bank robbery, kidnappingJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Six people have been arrested in an alleged robbery and kidnapping at a suburban Oak Lawn bank. The FBI announced the arrests today. Special agent Ross Rice says the peo...
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Aurora woman to go to jail for theftsJul 11, 2008 11:00 pm - For more than two years, Donna L. Johnson cooked the books while pilfering thousands of dollars from her employer to support a gambling habit and pay her credit cards. T...