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Wood Dale's Dial-A-Ride costs up, ridership downSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - With ridership drastically down and operational costs way up, some Wood Dale officials are questioning if the city can afford to keep its Dial-A-Ride shuttle program. Ac...
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Carol Stream fire damages townhousesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Carol Stream firefighters spent more than three hours putting out a blaze Thursday that damaged several townhouses on the 400 block of Esselen Court. No one was injured...
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Planned Parenthood seeks judge's help to openSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Planned Parenthood Thursday asked a federal judge to ensure its proposed opening next week of a women's health clinic in Aurora goes forward. The clinic will provide a v...
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Sara Lee CEO Barnes gets $9.1 million in fiscal 2007 compensationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Sara Lee Corp. CEO Brenda Barnes received compensation the food and household goods maker valued at $9.1 million for its recently ended fiscal year, according to an anal...
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Aurora walk will help fight homelessnessSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a walk you'll want to stick around for long after it's done. Aurora's third Hike for Hesed will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday at Hesed House, 659 S. River Street. P...
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It's official: Village clerk retires in Glendale Hts.Sep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - After serving two decades as Glendale Heights' village clerk, JoAnn Borysiewicz is officially retired. Borysiewicz dramatically scaled back her duties as clerk in Novemb...
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Briefs: Navistar to provide parts to MarinesSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WARRENVILLE -- Navistar International Corp. said Thursday it won a $71.5 million contract to provide parts support for the U.S. Marine Corps' International MaxxPro mine-...
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Governor repeats opposition to sales tax hike to solve transit crisisSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Service cuts and fare hikes for Pace and CTA riders have been put off until Nov. 4 under a last-ditch temporary bailout deal OK'd by transit officials today. But as the...
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Read this, everyone but Roosevelt Road RobberSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Of course, you all remember Harry and Marv, the idiot burglars outsmarted by 8-year-old Kevin in the 1990 cult classic, "Home Alone." After each heist, Marv would stop u...
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Dog killer sentenced to probationSep 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the time, his sister says, John Meyer was a friend to animals -- bringing home strays as a kid, nursing a baby blue jay back to health and, as an adult dog owner...