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Schaumburg-area man creates own fire deptNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Peter Mitchell is only too aware that fires sometimes destroy houses. But the last thing he ever wants to think is that there's something more he could have done to prev...
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Cook County dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dropout rates State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District ...
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Dry hydrants not new to Roselle fire officialsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dry hydrants aren't a new fire-fighting tool, but they're all but unknown in the Roselle Fire Department, and Peter Mitchell's own system is particularly innovative. The...
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Glenbard North clamors over Mt. Carmel to state championship gameNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - With less than two minutes left in the game, Silvio Busco pulled out his cell phone. "Are you watching this?" he yelled into the receiver. "It's unbelievable." David clo...
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Christmas has arrived already?Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- even before the Thanksgiving turkey has been carved. Santa Claus has been accepting Christmas wish lists at local malls fo...
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Briefs: Abbott's Humira eyed for psoriasisNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - LIBERTYVILLE TOWNSHIP -- Abbott Laboratories said Friday the panel of the European Medicines Agency recommended expanding approval of the arthritis drug Humira to treat ...
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Glenbard N. pumped up for match with Mount CarmelNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The floor rumbled as hundreds of feet pounded the bleachers in anticipation. "Cinderella hasn't stopped dancing yet," Don Depa, a Glenbard North High School football coa...
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Drug dealer gets 25-year prison termNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A prolific DuPage County drug dealer was sentenced Friday to 25 years in prison after police chronicled his illicit transactions captured in an undercover sting. Jason ...
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TV inspired Naperville club's firefighter of the yearNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Randolph Mantooth strikes again. The 1970s-era heartthrob who starred in TV's "Emergency!" was the inspiration for generations of future rescue workers, including this y...
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Metra riders, prepare for fare to rise 40 cents each wayNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Metra riders should brace for a 10 percent fare increase next year if lawmakers don't approve a transit-bailout tax hike by then. The fare increase, set for Feb. 1, will...