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New parking deck sure had people talking during 2007Jan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - We have gone through the revelry of ringing in the new year, so we must take a moment to reflect on this key question. If this column is titled "Talk of the Town," then ...
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Got a summer job yet? It's time to applyJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Happy New Year! Got a summer job yet? Winter started only a couple of weeks ago, but the Geneva Park District already is looking for people to fill nearly 100 seasonal ...
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1 dead in crash near St. CharlesJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - A man died this afternoon when the truck he was driving struck a tree north of St. Charles, police said. The crash took place about 2:15 p.m. on Route 31, just south of...
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Smokers get the cold shoulder on state ban's first dayJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - The red sign with black, block letters taped behind the bar said it all. "No Smoking." Bar patrons who smoke faced their fears Tuesday as they were forced to head outsid...
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The hidden risks behind adoptionJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - Peggy Hilt wanted to be a good mother, but day after day, she got out of bed feeling like a failure. No matter what she tried, she couldn't connect with Nina, the 2-year...
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Briefs: Old cell phone collectionJan 01, 2008 10:00 pm - If you have an old cell phone in working condition with a wall charger, the Elgin Police Department is collecting them. The police department will clear the phone, make ...
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The year in preview: What will make news in the Fox Valley in 2008Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - The pace of change in Community Unit District 300 -- which in 2007 opened two new elementary schools and a charter school and redrew elementary school boundaries -- will...
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Charges upgraded to homicide in Christmas Eve shooting, crashDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - A crash that claimed the life of a 21-year-old Batavia man on Christmas Eve has been reclassified as a homicide, Aurora police said Monday. The victim, Craig R. Escamil...
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Where you can go to kick the habitDec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - It's time. Yeah, yeah, there are so many reasons to quit smoking as a New Year's resolution --like, you know, staving off lung cancer, smelling better and saving money. ...
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Why are there so many stray dogs in South Elgin?Dec 31, 2007 10:00 pm - A couple of South Elgin officials have a theory as to why dog collection costs the town thousands of dollars. Instead of bringing their unwanted dogs to the Anderson Ani...