South Elgin
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More Metra riders, fewer trains on timeAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - As ridership continues to skyrocket, more commuters hopped on Metra this June than in any other month in the agency's 22-year history, but train tardiness may be becomin...
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Praying for no rain? Farmers want wet weather to stopAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Rain, rain go away . . . It's not a ditty you'd expect to hear in the green fields of northern Illinois, but with Mother Nature giving them too much of a good thing this...
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RTA chairman's pay could doubleAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The transit system's chairman could have his pay doubled thanks to a provision tucked into a massive tax hike measure aimed at saving the region's train and bus system. ...
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Carpentersville man nabbed in drug bustAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man accused of being the leader of a wholesale drug ring operating in the western suburbs was arrested by the FBI Friday morning. Frank Affatigato, 45,...
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...
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High costs may quash energy plan at library branchAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they may have to shut down plans for a geothermal energy system at their new branch library. But officials say they are still co...
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Briefs: Men recovering after crashAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Two DeKalb men were on the mend Thursday, one day after a car crash in Elburn put them in the hospital. Michael Zepeda, 49, was listed in good condition at Provena Mercy...
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Police beat: Man accused of sexual assaultAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville •A Carpentersville man was accused Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman in July, police said. Enrique Rodriguez-Machado, 20, of 710 Jackson St.,...
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Hastert: Leaving on his own termsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert might not serve out the rest of his term, setting up the possibility of a special election to find a replacement. Hastert, who will f...
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Warehouse worker accused of stealing electronic devicesAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A South Elgin man was accused Thursday of stealing a TV and other electronic devices from the warehouse where he worked, police said. Brandon E. Eitt, 25, of 569 Dean Dr...