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Fermilab to lay off 140 workersMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Fermilab will need to lay off fewer people than officials originally predicted. But the cut of 140 workers at the Batavia laboratory -- about 7.5 percent of the lab's wo...
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Naperville woman wins TV for naming geeseMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - It's all about textures and grains for the goslings that hatched outside a P.M. Bedroom Gallery. When it came to selecting from among the thousands of names submitted fo...
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Tyson CFO leaving for Walgreen postMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods said Tuesday Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon is leaving the company to take a similar job at Walgreen Co., the nation's largest ret...
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Glenbard keeps leader's contract for 3 more yearsMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - After seeking a job elsewhere this year, Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent Mike Meissen agreed to extend his current contract through 2011. School board me...
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Illinois foreclosures lessen; others soarMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The rate of foreclosures in Illinois appears to be stabilizing while nationwide numbers continue to escalate, according to a RealtyTrac report expected to be released to...
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U-46 superintendent again announced without contract firstMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite getting burned in the past, the Elgin Area School District U-46 board has presented a superintendent nominee to the community without a contract. "I think the ri...
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Two students arrested in Waubonsie Valley HS bomb threatMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Two Waubonsie Valley students were arrested and charged Tuesday at the Aurora high school after allegedly scrawling bomb threats last Thursday on bathroom stalls, author...
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Young mom dies in Villa Park crashMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Gabriela "Gabby" Dawson was just 17 when she learned of her pregnancy. She was afraid, but her brother said his shy, younger sister was determined with the family's help...
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State Senate hopeful knocked off ballot, vows appealMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Republicans may have one less DuPage County Democrat to worry about in November. The county's three-member electoral board voted 2-1 Tuesday to remove a state Senate hop...
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Wheaton College seeking millions in donationsMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheaton College is in the middle of the largest fund-raising drive in its history. Officials with the 148-year-old college have gone public with a $260 million campaign ...