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Batavia woman producing Midwest baseball documentaryJul 14, 2009 11:00 pm - My first contact with Barb Mabbs came in an e-mail. I had written a column about problems with wheelchair accessibility in the city of Chicago. She wrote that the city o...
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Time taking its toll on dated 'Coupla White Chicks'Jul 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It's generally acknowledged that it's OK to switch your brain off when it comes to summer entertainment. This is the time for Hollywood to stuff cineplexes with bloated ...
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Ousted COD president invited back for recognitionJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Former College of DuPage President Sunil Chand is returning to the campus. COD trustees next month are feting the former campus leader, who was ousted in May 2008. "He ...
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Metea Valley music program strikes first chordJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Football season is still a good six weeks away and the Metea Valley Mustangs Marching Band already has mastered the fight song. Not bad for a group of young high school...
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State election board could penalize 2 COD trusteesJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - The state election board may fine two College of DuPage trustees for filing faulty campaign paperwork. Former trustee Kory Atkinson submitted the complaints several week...
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Your guide to the Fourth's fests, parades and fireworks in the suburbsJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Fireworks Addison: Dusk, July 4 at Community Park, 120 E. Oak St., preceded by 7:30 p.m. concert. (630) 833-0100 or addisonparkdistrict.org. Antioch: Dusk, July 4, Willi...
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District 204 group pushing to maintain special needs fundingJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Illinois' first and largest special needs Parent Teacher Association may quickly shrink if state legislators approve a budget with threatened cuts to social and human se...
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Metea Valley sports program looks to build own traditionsJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - The backs of their wrinkled, sweat-soaked T-shirts say it all: "Tradition Starts Today." Hundreds of potential Metea Valley athletes have been working out on courts and ...
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Spelling test: Near-miss for Metea practice jerseysJun 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Metea Valley suffered its first case of mistaken identity when a box of 200 practice football jerseys arrived with the Aurora high school's name spelled "MATEA." Athleti...
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Six years for stealing retired nun's life savingsJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - A former financial planner was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison for stealing a retired nun's life savings. William H. Lofthus looted $427,163.95 from the elderl...