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From the 'brick' to the RazrOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - They changed the world -- in about 13 weeks. About 35 years ago, a team of Motorola Inc. engineers and others created the first portable cell phone called the DynaTAC. I...
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Lake Villa District Library notesOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - Register for programs at the adult reference desk or call the library. Patrons must register in person for programs requiring a fee. Programs may be canceled due to lack...
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Runner died from heart problems not heat at marathonOct 07, 2007 11:00 pm - A heart condition, not record-setting heat, killed a Michigan police officer who died running an unusually hot and humid Chicago Marathon, an autopsy showed Monday. Chad...
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Bensenville fest offers glimpse of pastOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As he walks through the house, pride and fascination can be detected in Jon Sebastian's body language. He relishes in telling the tales of the old farmhouse, its cabin ...
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Chapter 3: Suburban taxpayers' heavy shareOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Your annual property taxes pay for most of the public services associated with suburban living. They pay for police and firefighters. They pay for parks, libraries, a co...
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Better turn in your used car keys before entering WheatonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a Bruce Springsteen song that goes: "Now mister the day the lottery I win, I ain't ever going to ride in no used car again." Meaning that to own a used car was ...
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Celebrating 'what makes Naperville Naperville'Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Under normal circumstances, Derek Kauffman and Thomas Stancey would be wearing sweaters and jackets. But with temperatures soaring on Saturday, the 14-year-old voluntee...
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St. Charles man wins photo contestOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Sometimes you just know there's a good photo to be had. That was the case for Chuck Bennorth a couple of weeks ago when he was driving on a foggy morning. "The fog was...
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From the Armed ForcesOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - • Air Force Airman Sarah L. Lavery has graduated with honor from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. Lavery is a 2007 graduate of Dow...
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Wheaton Academy homecoming feels a little bittersweetOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - As part of being in the first year of rebuilding its varsity football program after nearly two decades without a team, it would have been nice if Wheaton Academy could p...