Oak Brook
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Ribfest gets Renaissance man in Trace AdkinsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite the long hair and sleeveless shirts, Trace Adkins isn't your typical west Texas roughneck. Musician, author, pundit, inmate and game-show contestant are just som...
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Lake Co. sees first measles case in 13 yearsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - An 11-year-old girl is the first reported measles case in Lake County health since 1995, health department officials said Thursday. The victim is from an unidentified we...
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Briefs: Ogden bridge work slatedJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Work to replace the Ogden Avenue Bridge over the West Branch of the DuPage River in Naperville is set to begin Monday and last until about November. During all stages of...
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$300 for the Ribfest VIP treatmentJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Judy Patterson is getting her groove on. She just showed up at Naperville's Ribfest an hour ago and was escorted to her front row seats on a riser at the Miller Lite Mai...
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A curmudgeon's guide to 4th of July festival funJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Yes, of course I enjoyed Jake Griffin's story on the front page of Thursday's paper. I helped him come up with the concept. It offered all sorts of useful tips on how to...
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Milestones at White Sox, Bulls summer campsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - This summer marks a couple of milestones for the White Sox and Bulls summer camps. That might come as a surprise to some people, according to Thad Gentry, senior directo...
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Aurora hopes to bail out teen leadership programJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - For the past 18 years, Aurora and the Quad County Urban League have teamed to offer summer leadership programs for area teens. The partnership is likely to continue this...
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Local teen bands to battle at TasteJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - The musical lineup at the Taste of Chicago this year includes Stevie Wonder, Chaka Khan, Bonnie Raitt - and a bunch of teens from the Northwest suburbs. Five bands, incl...
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Wheaton residents stake claim to prime parade watching spotsJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Phil Sigalia was unprepared for Main Street mania his first Fourth of July in Wheaton. At 5 a.m. the morning of the parade, one slamming car door after another woke him....
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Lombard senior teaches history with musicJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Jean Furgal believes music tells the history of America - if you take the time to listen to the lyrics, feel the score and review what was happening at the time it was w...