Oak Brook
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Wheaton family raises cash to kick cancerJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The corporate logos dotting Seven Gables Park in Wheaton Saturday underscored a fierce family effort to raise money for cancer research. Jack Blake and his family organi...
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Barrington Hills cracking down on cyclistsJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - The rolling hills and picturesque countryside make Barrington Hills a prime destination for bicycling enthusiasts. Much to the chagrin of some motorists, police say. Eac...
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Small loans a big businessJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Clementine Uzabakiriho parlayed her first $36 loan into the seed money for her sorghum business in Rwanda. Oak Brook-based Opportunity International arranged the loan th...
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Tomatoes back at McDonald'sJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - McDonald's Corp. says it will begin serving sliced tomatoes again after a multistate salmonella outbreak caused the world's largest restaurant chain to yank the vegetabl...
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Put a Metra station at county complexJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Put a Metra station at county complex I would like a logical explanation why Metra does not put a train station at the DuPage County complex in Wheaton. With the thousa...
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Father of NIU shooting victim: 'Grief is the price you pay for love'Jun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Selflessness is not an altogether common condition afflicting our kind. Let's face it, the average person rarely gets from the parking lot to the Slurpee dispenser witho...
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Local Vets take Honor Flight to tour memorialsJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Walter "Jack" Miller was just 18 when he was signed by the White Sox. But instead of going to spring training, the lanky left-fielder from Chicago's West side, wound up ...
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Nuns don't repeat as bed-race champs ... but they'll be backJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Sister Raphael Schmitz was geared up and ready to roll Saturday morning. With a team of burly Waubonsie Valley High School alumni at her back -- providing the muscle for...
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Eight DuPage County roads you may want to avoidJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Nearly $4 million of road repaving could slow motorists at eight DuPage County locations this summer. Starting early next month, workers will begin tearing up four roads...
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Exhibits show how times have changed in AuroraJun 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Dennis Buck, senior curator at the Aurora Historical Society, is much more thoughtful when he makes dinner these days. Whether he picks up carryout on the way home or pr...