Oak Brook
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Vernon Hills has a use for those smelly old shoesOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - An international program that turns old, stinky sneakers into gym floors, running tracks and playground surfaces is expanding in Vernon Hills. The village's public works...
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Driver's statements thrown out in fatal DUIOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kendall County judge criticized police investigators Thursday as he threw out a woman's videotaped statements about a drunken-driving crash that left five Oswego teens...
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No vote taken on Aurora parental notification planOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - After calling a special meeting to approve a parental notification resolution, three Aurora aldermen on Friday held off on a vote. But Aldermen Chris Beykirch, Rick Lawr...
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Our own jazz singerOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - If you're trying to convince your child not to quit playing a musical instrument, this might be the hook you need. Try this line: "Don't quit the saxophone! You might be...
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12-year sentence in triple-fatal DUI crashOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Jan Hutchens wanted an apology from and a lengthy prison term for John Homatas, who killed her daughter, her daughter's unborn child and another man in a drunken-driving...
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O'Hare expects better X-rays, more dogsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Despite reigning as one of the country's busiest airports, O'Hare International has often lagged in landing new high-tech screening gear to protect against terrorists. B...
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Green minds unite in ElginOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents and civic leaders from around the state visited Elgin on Friday to learn more about fostering "green" communities. Whether it was reducing freeways, increasing...
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Churches to offer free health clinicsOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - For those with no health care insurance or high deductibles, a simple check up or child's physical can be a financial challenge. Two DuPage area churches will help famil...
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Global warming helps poison ivy get upper hand on columnistOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a scary thought, just in time for Halloween. Imagine a mild-mannered Daily Herald columnist (namely, me) suddenly covered inexplicably with a strange, unsightly ...
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Hanover Park man indicted on 65 sexual abuse chargesOct 26, 2007 11:00 pm - A Hanover Park man accused of sexually and physically abusing two young girls over a five-year period was indicted Friday on 65 felony charges. Egan Barranca, 36, of the...