Naperville
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All in the familyDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Playwright Ben MacRae sees comedy all around him. And it doesn't just make him laugh, it inspires him to write. "You'll think of something really funny and you think to ...
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Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus offers a little peace and harmonyDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Children's Chorus will present a holiday concert, "Peace in Harmony," at 5 p.m. Saturday in Edman Chapel, Washington and Franklin streets, Wheaton. Known...
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District 200 board boosts benefits for administratorsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Retirement just got more appealing for six of the highest paid administrators in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200. The school board approved a new retirement benefi...
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Calling 911 could cost hundreds, if not thousands, in Roselle fire districtDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - In most communities, residents pay taxes to cover the cost of firefighters and emergency vehicles responding to their home in case of a fire. Those living the Roselle F...
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After Katrina destroyed his church, pastor makes new life in ItascaDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - As he and other New Orleans residents fled Hurricane Katrina, the Rev. Jim McLain had no idea how much destruction the approaching storm would bring. "When we left, I to...
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Tom Brokaw looks back at tumultuous '60sDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Television journalist and author Tom Brokaw recounts the tumultuous years from 1963 to 1974 in his new book "Boom! Voices of the Sixties." Brokaw writes that the aftersh...
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Caroline Kennedy has plenty of fans in NapervilleDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Fans of Camelot easily outnumbered the gift-giving set at Anderson's Bookshop in Naperville today. Caroline Kennedy, daughter of former President John F. Kennedy, was si...
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Batavia wrestling has lots to be proud about as it turns 50Dec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - Things were quite different 50 years ago. Dwight D. Eisenhower was our president. Nikita Khrushchev had just become Premier of the Soviet Union. The top grossing film wa...
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Writer's convoluted idea of patriotismDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - I experienced the gambit of emotions after attending a Veteran's Day ceremony in Naperville. Then I went from overwhelming gratitude and patriotism to disgust and ire, r...
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Book groupsDec 12, 2007 10:00 pm - The following book groups meet at the Lisle Library, 777 Front St. For details, call (630) 971-1675. Reader's Advisory book group discusses "The Trees" by Conrad Richter...