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Summer's bounty comes through big timeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - This summer's abundant rain and soaring mercury translated into bulging food pantry shelves. Gardeners' generosity, it seems, grew as fast as most lawns. For the first t...
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DuPage forest chief gets a raiseSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners finalized Tuesday a new contract for Executive Director Brent Manning, bringing his pay to $161,500. Manning started...
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No. 1 Neuqua Valley shuts out St. Charles NorthSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Neuqua Valley earned a 2-0 boys soccer win over St. Charles North in Naperville on Tuesday, while the North Stars earned the respect of their coach. Neuqua Valley, the D...
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Itasca wants to go from 'boring' to wowSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - When's the last time you were "WOW'd" as you pulled into Itasca? Village trustees would tell you it's likely been six to 10 years and that's too long. Members of the vil...
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Aurora council gets look at park plansSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A riverfront park will do for Aurora what Millennium Park did for Chicago. At least that's the hope of Aurora aldermen, who took an in-depth look Tuesday at plans for th...
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Wheaton Kiwanis select 2007 citizen of the yearSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - From the time Robert Donisch moved into Wheaton, he could be found every year loading up his station wagon with donated food to bring to needy families during the holida...
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Cook County commissioner pitches sales tax hikeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy proposed a sales hike Tuesday, saying the county has no other choice. Her plan would raise the county's sales tax to 2.75 ...
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Future's bright for North Chicago VA hospitalSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Marine Staff Sgt. Enrico "Harry" Fontana returned from the Korean War in 1952 troubled by his thoughts and unable to sleep. People called his condition b...
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Kane state's attorney to look at clinic's review processSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Aurora's review of how Planned Parenthood got a permit to build a clinic on the far east side of town has been anything but smooth - or predictable. The first and second...
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Carol Stream congregation going homeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Arthurs sees the light at the end of his congregation's long journey back home to Wheaton Christian Center Church. The Carol Stream congregation and its pastor wil...