West Chicago
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Warrenville welcomes home soldier injured in IraqNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Once, Jacob Foss couldn't find direction in his life. On Thursday, he couldn't mistake it: crowds of flag-waving well-wishers led the way. A former high school dropout, ...
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Briefs: Bond set in sex caseNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A 32-year-old Elk Grove Village man was ordered held on $75,000 bond Thursday on charges he carried on a two-year sexual relationship with a teenage girl. Fernando Moral...
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Airlines likely to step up their games this holiday seasonNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - If you plan to fly this coming holiday week, prepare for frustration, but expect the airlines to be more accommodating. More than 2.8 million fliers will pass through ei...
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Scouting DuPage County men's basketball teamsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Top area teams: Wheaton, Elmhurst, College of DuPage. Top area players: Wheaton: G Kent Raymond, jr.; G Ben Panner, So.; C Jacob Carwell (Timothy Christian), so.; Elmhur...
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Getting a safe and sound homeNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Second of two parts A spacious kitchen and secluded backyard drew Jeanne Stratford and her husband to their new home in North suburban Ingleside. But soon, serious...
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Strike threat adds to transit impasseNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - Transit officials turned up the heat on feuding lawmakers Thursday with the threat of union walkouts that would shut down buses and trains next year if taxes aren't rais...
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Pace OKs service cuts if transit deal falls throughNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Pace officials Wednesday approved sweeping service cuts and fare hikes set for Jan. 1 unless lawmakers approve a tax hike bailout in time. The 2008 budget calls for elim...
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How many inspections are too many?Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - While municipal inspectors are vital to ensuring that a newly built home is safe and solid, no standard exists to determine how many are needed to handle a major buildin...
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Bensenville park board rejects referendumNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - If timing is everything, then the time isn't right for DiOrio Field in Bensenville. After some discussion, the Bensenville park board Wednesday unanimously voted agains...
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Edward Hospital blasts opponents of Plainfield planNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - For as positive as Edward Hospital officials are that they're going to win approval to build a medical center in Plainfield, they're equally as negative about anyone who...