St. Charles
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Navigating ins, outs of flood insuranceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Standing in front of a waterline in your basement, flood damage may seem like an insurmountable problem. But Federal Emergency Management Agency officials say those who ...
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Is transit system running on empty?Aug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two transit officials - one the former state treasurer - are challenging the purported size of Metra's budget shortfall as the agency pushes for a quarter-cent sales tax...
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RTA: Cuts, fare hikes imminentAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Metra, Pace and CTA officials drew a budget line in the sand Thursday. After pressing for nearly a year for tax hikes to fill a collective $240 million budget hole, tra...
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Governor declares 4-county disaster areaAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich today declared Cook, Lake, Kane and McHenry counties to be state disaster areas. The governor toured the floodwaters of the Des Plaines Riv...
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Projects facing the ax in state budgetAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Millions of dollars for everything from a Sicilian delegation's suburban visit to new police cars were stricken from the state budget Thursday by Gov. Rod...
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Fox Valley, suburbs battered by stormsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - An already drenched Fox Valley got another soaking Thursday afternoon -- and there's more in store for this weekend. With many homes already flooded from earlier rains, ...
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BB gun earns St. Charles men a court appearanceAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Two St. Charles men were arrested early Thursday after one pointed a BB gun that looked like a semi-automatic weapon at a neighbor, police said. Norman J. Carr, 23, 135...
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From the clubsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at upcoming events and news for local clubs and organizations. Organic gardening: The Villa Park Men's Garden Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 28 at th...
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Briefs: Man guilty of sex assault of minorsAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man faces a minimum of 58 years in prison since being convicted Thursday of sexually assaulting two children from 2003 to 2005. Mark Kimbrough, 39, of ...
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Briefs: More West Nile foundAug 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Local deaths •Jamie Ayukawa, 37, formerly of St. Charles •Laura L. Walters, 39, of Sugar Grove •Edith Jeanne Lippert, 83, of Aurora For full obituaries, turn to Business...