Maple Park
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Suburban woman's collection of nearly 3,000 dolls auctioned offFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - When Mary Voigt worked in downtown Chicago, she frequently stopped in the Marshall Field's and other stores to look at the dolls. "If I saw something I liked, I just bou...
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Northern Star staffers walk line between student and journalistFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The shooter sprayed bullets into the crowded lecture hall just after 3 p.m. By 4, the Northern Illinois University student newspaper had posted its first Web update abou...
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Local astronomy club to view lunar eclipseFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Some Fox Valley area stargazers will throw a party, of sorts to catch Wednesday's lunar eclipse. The Kane County Astronomical Association and Fox Valley Astronomical So...
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'Why buy a Corvette when you can buy a Zanis?'Feb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - The Plexiglas, pyramid-shaped, 8,000-pound vehicle that seats one and runs on 80 batteries that power four electric engines doesn't resemble anything you'd see in a show...
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Suburban churches mourn their ownFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Christ Church of Oak Brook has felt the impact of a national tragedy before. On Sept. 11, 2001, Associate Pastor Jeff Mladenik died when American Airlines Flight 11 stru...
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More elementaries: is that the answer?Feb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Batavia's school board president pondered if more elementary schools could be the answer to the district's boundary problems last week. "I can't be moving 30 kids every ...
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GOP vote in 14th leaves him agogFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - 14th District Republicans have just voted down a man, Chris Lauzen, who has served us tirelessly with a stellar voting record for the past 15 years. Over him for a seat...
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Smoke detector saves 4 in ElginFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Had it not been for a screaming smoke detector, officials shudder to think what would have happened to a sleeping family of four resting inside a west-side Elgin home th...
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Region is getting ready for its close-upFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Seeing the big picture will take on a new meaning with an upcoming project to bring the Chicago region into greater focus. Six counties in northeastern Illinois plan to ...
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Students have a week before class resumes at NIUFeb 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Is a week off too much for Northern Illinois University students? The school canceled classes this week for its 25,000 students so they'd have time to absorb the events ...