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They're all lumberjacks and they're OKJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - "No running with that chain saw! You're going to put someone's eye out." It's been a few years since 18-year-old lumberjacks Jesse Anderson and Matt Kurtz were warned b...
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W. Chicago school districts to talk consolidationJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - School officials from West Chicago High School and its three elementary feeder districts will meet next week to talk about consolidating into one school system. The plan...
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GOP fails to keep Cullerton off ballotJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Apparently, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a donkey. Republicans trying to keep a Democratic state Senate challenger off the Nov. 4 ballot because ...
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Ribfest gets Renaissance man in Trace AdkinsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite the long hair and sleeveless shirts, Trace Adkins isn't your typical west Texas roughneck. Musician, author, pundit, inmate and game-show contestant are just som...
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Lake Co. sees first measles case in 13 yearsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - An 11-year-old girl is the first reported measles case in Lake County health since 1995, health department officials said Thursday. The victim is from an unidentified we...
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Briefs: Ogden bridge work slatedJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Work to replace the Ogden Avenue Bridge over the West Branch of the DuPage River in Naperville is set to begin Monday and last until about November. During all stages of...
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$300 for the Ribfest VIP treatmentJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Judy Patterson is getting her groove on. She just showed up at Naperville's Ribfest an hour ago and was escorted to her front row seats on a riser at the Miller Lite Mai...
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A curmudgeon's guide to 4th of July festival funJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, of course I enjoyed Jake Griffin's story on the front page of Thursday's paper. I helped him come up with the concept. It offered all sorts of useful tips on how to...
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Milestones at White Sox, Bulls summer campsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This summer marks a couple of milestones for the White Sox and Bulls summer camps. That might come as a surprise to some people, according to Thad Gentry, senior directo...
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Aurora hopes to bail out teen leadership programJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For the past 18 years, Aurora and the Quad County Urban League have teamed to offer summer leadership programs for area teens. The partnership is likely to continue this...