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Villa Park bets OTB attracts companyFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Villa Park leaders are hoping to lure an off-track betting parlor to the site of an old Denny's restaurant near North Park Mall. The village will host a public hearing ...
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DuPage County in a blue state?Feb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time in anyone's recollection, Democratic voters have outnumbered their GOP counterparts at DuPage County polls. Nearly 55 percent of all voters pulled Dem...
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Waubonsie's Einbecker signs with IllinoisFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Brett Einbecker first started throwing the discus and shot put in the eighth grade. "I was just doing it for fun," he said. The results have been fun to watch, too, and ...
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Hubble redevelopment now becomes a test for the cityFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - There's no longer a question about the future of Hubble Middle School. What remains is the task of selling the school's past. Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 will...
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Glen Ellyn wins rights to land for new history parkFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - It's finally official. Glen Ellyn leaders have acquired a 9,000-square-foot lot and a two-story brick building to make way for a history park near Stacy's Tavern. Althou...
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Laesch holding out for absentee ballotsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - John Laesch has been campaigning for three years and doesn't want to stop now. Some absentee votes from Tuesday's primary election have yet to be tallied, he said Wedne...
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Are you hungrier than a 5th-grader? U-46 high-schoolers areFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Gifford Street senior Robbie Stark has a healthy 19-year-old appetite. Yet, every day for lunch, he receives the same fare as a 7-year-old. "We're served the same lunche...
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Illusions help make puppets look realFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - By definition, a marionette is a "small-scale wooden figure with jointed limbs that is moved by manipulating the attached strings or wires." But veteran puppeteer Ralph...
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Fox park district ready to buy landFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District officials are ready to tackle their six-year list of $45 million in capital projects after receiving a strong go-ahead from voters. With all pre...
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'Gathering of Eagles' to honor top ScoutsFeb 06, 2008 10:00 pm - More than 350 Scouts from the Three Fires Council, Boy Scouts of America achieved Scouting's highest honor in 2007 -- Eagle Scout. The Eagle Banquet Committee has been h...