Maple Park
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Batavia bicyclist taking rides of a lifetimeDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Paul Carpenter is always pushing himself to go further. An 8-mile bicycle ride. Then a 30. Then a 100. And in September, the Batavia resident entered his first 500-mile ...
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Storm pelts suburbs with snow, iceDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Motorists slipped and slid on hazardous roadways, hundreds of flights were canceled at two major Chicago airports, and thousands of people were without power Saturday as...
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Naperville company's elf site gains worldwide followingDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - You can Elf Yourself. Again. Office Max returns this year with the free Web site, www.ElfYourself.com, where you can scan in your photo, attach it to a dancing elf and s...
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Campton Hills adopts first land-use planDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Campton Hills trustees set the table this week for future development along Route 47 and in downtown Wasco with the approval of the new municipality's first comprehensiv...
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Pets can visit 'Santa Paws' at Animal House tonightDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Meet Santa Paws and Mrs. Claws and the rest of the animals, staff and volunteers at Animal House Shelter's first Holiday Open House. The event is from 1 to 5 p.m. Sunda...
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Activists walk to fight AIDS abroad, celebrate anniversaryDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - With below freezing temperatures and the season's first snowstorm, Saturday wasn't the best day for a three-mile walk through downtown Elgin. But a small group of local ...
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A carriage ride through Geneva with SantaDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - On Friday, hundreds of people will crowd the area near the Kane County Courthouse for Geneva's traditional Christmas Walk. They'll await the arrival of Santa Lucia and -...
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Aurora University students fill 'cupboard'Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Kathy Breen was busy Saturday fielding cell phone calls and serving as a tactical officer. She was coordinating tasks and fetching supplies at Assisi Homes-Batavia Apart...
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Welcome the new breed: The 'I Want It Closer' sectorDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not something any of us really saw coming. Oh, we knew this area was growing at breakneck speed. And we knew that the NIMBY, or Not In My Back Yard, sector would b...
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These Santas salute sailors with free Christmas treesNov 30, 2007 10:00 pm - For many of us, the holidays bring joy and cheerful spirits. But the time can also reinforce feelings of loneliness and isolation. So if improving the holidays for milit...