Oak Brook
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Briefs: Village may take credit cardsJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Villa Park residents soon could be paying village bills with a credit card. The village board has approved a contract with Intellipay, a Utah-based company. The board al...
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Villa Park pursues grant for skate parkJul 02, 2008 11:00 pm - Villa Park is rolling forward with efforts to replace its existing skate park with a new facility. Village trustees have decided to pursue an Illinois Department of Natu...
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Man first to be convicted under new lawJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A federal jury convicted a Willowbrook man Tuesday of one count of failing to register as a sex offender under the Adam Walsh Act, the first conviction of its kind in Il...
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Travelers, revelers, take heed this holidayJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Don't drink and drive. Take public transit downtown. And please - no fireworks on the plane. With the Fourth of July just days away, authorities are issuing a slew of wa...
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Sox slugger inspires youthJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - As a young boy growing up in Peoria, Jim Thome dreamed of one day hitting a home run in Wrigley Field. In his 18 seasons in the major leagues, he's done it three times....
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Wheaton woman admits making threatJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A 25-year-old Wheaton woman pleaded guilty Tuesday to sending a threatening message to administrators at the University of Illinois at Chicago campus in February. "I wil...
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Where to watch fireworksJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Thursday Oak Brook Independence Day fireworks, Oak Brook Polo Club, 700 Oak Brook Road, Oak Brook: Dusk. (630) 368-5000 or oak-brook.org or www.chicagopolo.com. Palatine...
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Fox Valley Park District putting referendum funds to workJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Park District received the OK to sell bonds for a large amount of money in February. And now it's starting to return the money to the community that appro...
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Forest preserve OKs research center aimed at restoring fish populationJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Forest Preserved approved building a $2.9 million research center that could lead to the reintroduction of dozens of mussel and fish species into Illin...
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Police threaten drunken drivers with vehicle seizureJul 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Drunken drivers in Illinois may find themselves not only without a license, but without a car, authorities said Tuesday. Area law enforcement officials gathered just ou...