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Metra fretting over EJ&E rail saleApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not a collision course yet, but Metra leaders are wary of the Canadian National Railway's plans to purchase the EJ&E railroad. CN's decision last fall to buy the li...
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Mooseheart gets special visit from Dog the Bounty HunterApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - TV fame came to Mooseheart Friday afternoon, as reality TV star Dog the Bounty Hunter visited. Dog -- also known as Duane Chapman -- spent more than hour shaking hands a...
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Expanding Metra board begins to take shapeApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The new, improved Metra board of directors is slowly taking shape. Friday, Lake County representative Jim LaBelle cast his first votes on the panel, which will swell fro...
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Briefs: Flood control beginningApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Naperville will begin construction of phase three of the Steeple Run Watershed Project next week. This phase will focus on flood control along Huffman Street and require...
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Gun World could open store in Wood DaleApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - It appears that a new gun shop and shooting range soon will have permission to open in Wood Dale. Gun World, which had to close its doors in Bensenville to make way for...
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Roselle boy receives a new heart before 13th birthdayApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Eduardo Montoya loves a lot of things typical for a 12-year-old boy. Girls. "Star Wars." Airplanes. Nintendo DS. Oh, and creating top 10 lists -- mostly of his favori...
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Loaves and Fishes picks new directorApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - What started as volunteer work at the Loaves and Fishes Community Pantry of Naperville has turned into a full-time job for Charles McLimans. The pantry, which serves ab...
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Ted Nugent returning to RibfestApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - The Motor City Madman is coming back for seconds. After a raucous performance at Naperville's Ribfest in 2005, Ted Nugent has been booked to once again headline the main...
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COD board members negotiate PR deal without administratorsApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - In an unusual move, two College of DuPage trustees negotiated a $90,000 public relations contract for the school -- then presented it for a vote without including admini...
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Wayne Twp. planning to replace bridgeApr 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Wayne Township officials are planning to start rebuilding a flood-prone stretch of St. Charles Road in West Chicago in the next few weeks. The township will spend $1.27 ...