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Redevelopment moving on Villa Park's North AvenueOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The landscape along a Villa Park's stretch of North Avenue is expected to change soon. Five homes will be razed in the next six weeks to make way for a much anticipated ...
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'Lady Longball' tees it upOct 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Overheard on the tee box: Grip it and rip it. Tee it high and let it fly. Lisa Joyce prefers: "Go big or go home." It's mainly the former for Joyce, an Elmhurst College ...
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Briefs: Gifts for service personnelOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Aurora again will send gifts to city residents in active military service who are stationed in the United States or overseas. Service personnel will receive a one-pound ...
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Metra puts popular Polar Express event on iceOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - For the first time since 1996, Lisle resident Jack Kelly will have no reason to dust off his Polar Express Conductor costume. His train won't be leaving the station this...
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Early cold snap rewards us with slew of trees dressed in crimsonOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The heavy September rainfall was a nuisance, but it is helping to bring out some vibrant fall colors in trees, especially the elusive reds. "One of the components of fa...
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Blagojevich proposes carpool lanes for toll roadsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Drivers who carpool will get a break from the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority, which today announced plans to create "Green Lanes" for vehicles with two or more oc...
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Wheaton facing "gut wrenching" budget cutsOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Almost daily, staff at the Center for History in Wheaton field calls from someone in town about the current sesquicentennial celebration. There are books to produce, eve...
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DuPage stimulus package in doubtOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - A multimillion-dollar economic stimulus proposal in DuPage County Board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom's budget recommendation is in jeopardy because of the failing econo...
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NIU proton center lands federal grantOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - While the total financial picture for Northern Illinois University's proton therapy cancer treatment facility in West Chicago isn't exactly clear, the federal government...
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Survey: Naperville residents happy, but transit concerns lingerOct 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville residents say they're largely happy with the quality of life and services in the city, according to a recent survey. However, they also found room for improve...