Oak Brook
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...
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How do you know the bridge is safe?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinoisans who want to know about the safety of local bridges can't get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder. The Illinois...
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Naperville area evacuated in gas main breakSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Book Road south of 95th Street in Naperville was evacuated today after landscape workers struck a high-pressure gas main this morning, police said. The evacuation order...
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Tweens find freedom, fun at Naperville's Last FlingSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - They roam in packs of three or more, carrying plastic blow-up baseball bats and frozen ice cream drinks. These kids can be downright intimidating, at least for the toddl...
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Villa Park block party is a celebration of resilienceSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Tammy Henderson has yet to turn on her natural gas since two waves of severe storms uprooted a tree in her front yard last month. The Villa Park woman's family still sh...
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Stomach-churning fun at Last FlingAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Excited screams rang out from the Last Fling carnival Friday night. They were coming straight from Pharaoh's Fury where Blaine Carragher of Naperville and her friends we...
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...
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Was a phone call in order?Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake Elementary District 47 officials on Friday asked police to investigate possible violations of state child abuse reporting laws after a former teacher allege...
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The why behind crime may never be fully answeredAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - To anyone who knew her, and even those who did not, it was obvious Maggie Kamysz loved her daughter. Kamysz and 7-year-old Sydney were nearly inseparable, leaving home a...