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Indiana Jones and the real-life archaeologistMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Clinging to a fraying rope of llama fibers, archaeologist Ryan Williams climbed into the caves of the Land of Eternal Spring. What treasures lay hidden in the Peruvian r...
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Cantera land set aside for retail useMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Warrenville city leaders approved a plan Monday that will usher in two hotels and thousands of new square feet of retail to one of the last swaths of untouched land in t...
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Wheaton ready to celebrate 150 yearsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheaton officials launched the city's yearlong sesquicentennial celebration Monday. The city's 150th birthday will be a central theme throughout Wheaton's activities wi...
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Special election has Kane Co. elections dept. in $680,000 holeMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Because mostly of the cost of March's special election, the county clerk's office will need $680,000 more in its budget to finish out November's election. The elections ...
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Dell CFO Carty out, Gladden inMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - DALLAS -- Dell Inc. said Monday that Donald J. Carty, hired as chief financial officer a 1½ years ago to help lead the computer maker's turnaround, will resign in June a...
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Law would help track abusive teachersMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State and regional education officials would be told whenever a teacher is fired or quits under suspicion of student abuse, under a proposed law the Ill...
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Two ways of looking at thingsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The big "Shhh" at the Helen Plum Memorial Library these days isn't for noisy patrons, but library board President Wayne Kankovsky. Fellow library board members say Kanko...
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Man gets 27 years for attacking Villa Park cabbiesMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - A man who blamed hard times for his actions was sentenced Monday to 27 years in prison for attacking two Villa Park taxicab drivers, seriously wounding one. David I. Gar...
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Did you accidentally donate your wedding ring?May 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Someone donated a little more than they probably meant to when they dropped off a load of old gym shoes for a recycling program. Workers found a woman's wedding band whe...
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Briefs: Free summer concertsMay 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Mundelein's annual free summer concert schedule opens June 29 with a performance by the Chicago Skyliners Big Band. Six concerts will be held on Sunday evenings through ...