West Chicago
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Podcast prize falls short for local pairAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - If a pair of local Internet radio personalities had to get beat for the title of best general podcast, at least they lost to a former MTV video jockey. As stars of the "...
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Scouting DuPage County girls golfAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Top area teams: Hinsdale Central, Waubonsie Valley, St. Francis, Wheaton Warrenville South, Neuqua Valley, Naperville North. Top area athletes: Alex Lederhausen (defendi...
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Briefs: Infected mosquitoes foundAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Health Department found a sample of mosquitoes infected with West Nile virus Friday in a surveillance trap near the intersection of St. Charles and Kuh...
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Metra officials vent at lack of state funding actionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - After sitting on a waiting list for nearly two decades, 22 deteriorating bridges on Metra's UP-North Line still need replacement, agency officials said Friday while vent...
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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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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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Democratic leader to pass torchAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Early in her tenure as leader of the Democratic Party of DuPage, Gayl Ferraro had a clear mission. "I'd love to get people to actually stand up and say, 'We're Democrats...
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District 87 wants to lighten up its energy costsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Students and teachers may see new, more energy-efficient lighting in the fall of 2008 at Glenbard High School District 87 schools. The school board is considering spendi...
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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 ...