Maple Park
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No one hurt after explosive device detonated in downtown AuroraFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - Police are looking for leads as they investigate the explosion of an incendiary device in downtown Aurora on Saturday morning. No one was injured in the blast, which too...
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Check! Kaneland chess takes 2ndFeb 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The Kaneland High School chess team placed second in state this year, but team sponsor Ken Dentino can't decide if that's a bigger deal than their second-place conferenc...
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Never too old to help out othersFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As a knitter, Linnea Larson has completed plenty of loops and chains. The three-year resident at the Atrium, an independent living center in Elgin, has also helped tie p...
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Senior group homes to say open in GenevaFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Two Geneva group homes for the elderly will be allowed to stay open, but with fewer people, while the owner obtains a state license for the homes. Robin's Nest homes, at...
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Florida man gets 5 years for ECC kidnap attemptFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - An ex-convict from Florida pleaded guilty Friday in the attempted kidnapping and beating of a student on the Elgin Community College campus, authorities said. Thomas Sie...
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Former Wasco resident, known for hospitality, diesFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As a teenager in the early 1930s, Jewel Bowgren worked as a waitress at The Farm, a restaurant on Route 64 a mile west of Wasco that had its origins when her family sold...
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Police: explosion in downtown Aurora caused by deviceFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - An explosion that occurred in the downtown Aurora area this morning was caused by an "incendiary device" placed outside of the building, police said. The force of the b...
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Hanson denies killingsFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - Eric C. Hanson admits he is a habitual liar and a thief, but he denies being a killer. The 31-year-old Naperville man testified for five hours Friday in front of a DuPa...
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Briefs: Exercise at Salvation ArmyFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - The Salvation Army, 1710 S. Seventh Ave., St. Charles, will offer core-strengthening classes, led by chiropractor Tim Owen, at 1 p.m. Wednesdays. Registration is require...
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NIU had plans in place for disasterFeb 15, 2008 10:00 pm - As they hunkered down behind locked doors, one common thread emerged from Northern Illinois University faculty and staff in the midst of the shooting crisis Thursday. Pl...