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Two tiger cubs hurt at Brookfield ZooSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Brookfield Zoo officials said today they are investigating the circumstances surrounding injuries to two baby Amur tigers. Zoo staff members believe one of the 4-month-o...
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Itch mites found a feast in cicada eggsSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The mysterious case of itch mites that sent scores of suburbanites to doctors with unexplained welts has been cracked. Guess what? Periodical cicadas were to blame. "We ...
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This year, you get a good look at hummingbirdsSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - In suburban backyards, wild bird supply stores and even among the ornithologically wise, the buzz in recent weeks has been, well, the buzz. The buzz of ruby-t...
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Stratford Square hiking sales tax starting Jan. 1Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Shoppers at Stratford Square Mall will start paying a little more in 2008. By then, the mall's new interior lighting system should make it a little easier for them to se...
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Briefs: RC2 recall present recalled tooSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- RC2 Corp. on Friday said it is "embarrassed" by the recall of its Toad vehicles sent out to customers to compensate them for the loss from the company's 1.5...
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A helping footSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - West Chicago will do its part to keep a 60-year-old tradition of fighting hunger alive this weekend by hosting the first of a dozen walks throughout the area. Registrati...
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Fenton 23, Riverside-Brookfield 7Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - For Riverside-Brookfield on offense, it's pass early and pass often. With Friday's Metro Suburban Conference football showdown against the Bulldogs in mind, Fenton work...
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Villa Park youth in running for 'Young Athlete of Year'Sep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Squinting into the setting sun, Villa Park mom Jenny Brooks tries to follow the play being run during the youth football team practice. It's hard to see more ...
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Daily Herald projects win awards from associationSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Two Daily Herald projects earned awards for excellence Friday night from the Chicago Journalists Association. Writer Sue TerMaat's story "Helping Themselves," about heal...
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Double-time it to marching band festSep 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Sixteen marching bands will face off at Wheeling High School this evening in the Chicagoland Marching Band Festival. This is the 40th year the high school has hosted the...