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Blues on the Fox performers top Blues awardsJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Summer is the season for festivals and festivals are the reason Kenny Wayne Shepherd loves summer. "Once it warms up, man, that means we get to play our music outside an...
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How local Scouts prepare for worstJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - In the wake of the deadly tornado that ripped through a remote Iowa Boy Scout camp, killing four and injuring 48 others, local Scout leaders shared how they prepare Scou...
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Naperville park member resigns postJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville Park District Commissioner Charlie Brown resigned his position on the board Thursday night. Brown, who was elected in 2005, said he has always felt a 6-year t...
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Hobson West park effort comes to endJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - After several years of debate, the Naperville Park District has decided not to purchase land between the ponds in the Hobson West neighborhood. The park board and develo...
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With Peterson case as backdrop, Will Co. debates coroner's officeJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Members of the Will County Board heard today from a noted forensic pathologist as they consider whether to eliminate the elected office of coroner. Dr. Michael Baden, a...
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Parks director says it was just time to retireJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - There was simply nothing left for him to do. So this week, outgoing Roselle Park District Director Tom Kruse decided to call it a career. But Kruse said there's nothing...
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Getting off the Soapbox to look at the rest of the storyJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Actual corporate e-mail chain revealing the inner workings of the Daily Herald and its DuPage editor: (Editorial Page Editor John Zimmerman to Jim Davis): "Hi, Jim…Would...
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Dist. 87 wants your opinion on prioritiesJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Rather than simply telling residents about the state of the district, Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent Mike Meissen wants to discuss it with them. And he ...
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Cyclist killed near WheatonJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A Carol Stream man was killed on his birthday Thursday morning in a collision with a car near Wheaton. John M. Rigdon was pedaling his bicycle southbound against oncomin...
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ESO, musicians hope to sign 5-year pactJun 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin Symphony Orchestra officials hope to ink a new contract with their 69 musicians in the next couple weeks. Orchestra leaders said this week that a tentative, five-y...