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Olympics likely to boost interest, but swimming is hard workAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Minutes after breaking yet another world record, there's Michael Phelps again, talking to reporters, just barely out of breath. In the last week, millions tuned into the...
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As suburbs grow, Muslim population booms, tooAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It was only 17 years ago when the first mosque opened in Naperville, now a community of 145,000 people. Like the city, its Muslim population grew in leaps and bounds. A ...
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Aurora dry cleaner robbed at gunpointAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Police are searching for a man who robbed a suburban Chicago dry cleaner at gunpoint over the weekend. Police say the man walked into the Aurora business about 2:15 p.m....
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DuPage County in 60 secondsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Lombard house fire A fire caused between $7,000 and $10,000 in damages to a Lombard single family home at 206 N. Park Ave. around 1 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured. A ...
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Escaped buffalo shot after wandering onto I-55Aug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - BRAIDWOOD -- Illinois State Police say four buffalo escaped from a farm in Braidwood and were shot after they blocked morning traffic. The buffalo wandered onto Intersta...
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More than 100 displaced by West Chicago fireAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities say more than 100 people have been displaced after a three-alarm fire at a multiunit apartment complex in West Chicago. The West Chicago Fire Protection Dist...
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More than a place of worshipAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - Decades ago, mosques were new to the area and served simply as places of worship. Now they've also evolved into organizations that do much more for their communities and...
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Cantigny fest explores Wheaton park's French connectionsAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - In case visitors weren't sure of Cantigny Park's French heritage, organizers of Sunday's French Connection fest at the park practically spelled it out: "Can" "tee" "nee...
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Dogs, owners make a splash in Oakbrook TerraceAug 17, 2008 11:00 pm - It's tough to tell who had more fun. While 9-year-old Todd Lustig and his twin brother Matthew sprinted through the splash pad at Heritage Park in Oakbrook Terrace, thei...
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Saturday in the suburbsAug 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Parades, garage sales and festivals highlighted Saturday in the suburbs. Take a look. ...