Villa Park
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1,000 hit by power outage in eastern DuPageJan 10, 2008 10:00 pm - A Thursday power outage affected more than 1,000 ComEd customers in Oakbrook Terrace and surrounding areas. The outage left people stuck inside elevators at Oakbrook To...
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Dist. 5 candidates quizzed on budgetJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Alternatives to DuPage County's "doomsday budget" were the focus of a candidate forum Wednesday for the three Republican candidates seeking the two open District 5 count...
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How to extract troops at issueJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - First in a series on the issues facing 6th Congressional District Democratic candidates Jill Morgenthaler and Stan Jagla in the Feb. 5 primary. American soldiers need to...
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Supersize my vote: Illinois now part of the big pictureJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a few short weeks, in households across the suburbs, millions will gather for Super Bowl Sunday, pondering past halftime wardrobe malfunctions and grea...
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Winterfest packed inside and outJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Disregard Sunday's weather forecast because the winter will be wild at Spring Brook Nature Center. Co-sponsored by the nature center and the Itasca Park District, Winter...
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Plenty to see and do at new retail centerJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - A development on Naperville's north side soon will be serving a new array of dining and shopping options. Freedom Commons, on 25 acres along Freedom Drive just off the R...
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Series seeks productive actions, not simply another shot at tollwayJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - It's easy to disdain the Illinois tollway. Born of the same lie that frequently justifies unpopular government projects -- think local taxes: "Don't worry; this issue do...
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Series to guide writers on road to getting publishedJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - Publishing a manuscript can be intimidating for any writer, but a new lecture series "Inside Writing and Publishing," offered by DuPage libraries may help make the proce...
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Smoking ban enforcement still cloudyJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The state's new smoking ban is still the law, despite its enforcement details remaining up in the air. A state legislative panel voted 9-1 Wednesday to re...
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Airport shouldn't be funded by taxesJan 09, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to know why residents of DuPage County pay taxes for the DuPage Airport. Someone can correct me if I am wrong, but I know of no commercial airlines that fly...