Oak Brook
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Taking a heavy tollJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hunkered in her idling SUV outside the tollway's headquarters, Leslie Boudreau frantically sifts through papers that say she owes $4,619 for blowing $179.50 in tolls ove...
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Autism center opens to unite families, work with kidsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - When her daughter Gillian was 2 years old, Kelly Weaver of Cary noticed something wasn't quite right. The child had disappeared into her own world and showed no interest...
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DuPage tax supporters ready for month-long blitzJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Getting a countywide sales tax increase passed may not be the long shot some DuPage County officials believe if all voters are like Billie Stiltner, Richard Palicka Sr. ...
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Congressional challengers pile on people in WashingtonJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Republican U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk didn't attend a candidates forum Saturday but Democrats Dan Seals and Jay Footlik kept his name in the spotlight. "Up until 2006, Mark Kir...
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Bensenville fire injures 2, destroys garage and 3 carsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Two Bensenville residents are hospitalized after a Saturday morning garage fire at 614 W. Green St. According to Bensenville Fire Protection District officials, both of ...
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Who's in 1st? They all areJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - The lessons of Iowa and strategy for New Hampshire and beyond? With New Hampshire's primary only two days away and the 22 primaries of Feb. 5 coming up fast, Illinois ba...
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Friendly rivalry heats up free-throw contestJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With his knees bent, elbows tucked and toes just behind the line, 13-year-old Patrick Runger squares up for what would be his tenth of 11 free throws. Under the basket, ...
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'Goodbye Girl' drowns in schmaltzJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Look up "grit" in the dictionary and you just might find a picture of Bernie Yvon, a Chicago-area performer who epitomizes "trouper." A nasty bout of laryngitis left Yvo...
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A quirky party in praise of the kidneyJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Kidneys -- from beans to the organ -- will be in the spotlight at a suburban woman's bash tonight. Sharon Flood, 46, of Pingree Grove, is tossing the party for more than...
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Police want info on pair of shootingsJan 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Aurora police are looking for witnesses in two shootings this week that left two men injured, one seriously. Police are investigating the shootings as gang-related, thou...