Westmont
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Chapter 4: 1 of every 2 education dollars stays in classroomOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - A typical suburban classroom of 25 students represents $315,000 in revenue. That's $12,600 per kid, the average per-pupil revenue collected in 2005-06 by the 94 school d...
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Naperville fire fighters take residents to Safety TownOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - As flames licked the air a few feet away, Salima Jiwani and her 6-year-old son, Nizar, struggled to pull the pin out of the fire extinguisher. It wouldn't budge. The fir...
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Sept. 11 exhibit travels to help others rememberOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - In the photographs 7-year-old Jacob Delgado looked over on Saturday, people stood in silent horror, mouths open, hands slapped against faces, bodies painted sooty black ...
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Ribfest nets $800,000 for area charitiesOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - An extra day of activities and a $2 increase in ticket prices added up to record profits for Naperville's annual Fourth of July holiday festival. Ribfest organizers from...
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Briefs: 'Crazy' author to speakOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Pete Earley, a former Washington Post reporter and fiction writer, will be the guest speaker for the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill's speaker series today at the...
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Organization wants to build senior housing in LombardOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - A Naperville-based Asian organization is targeting Lombard for what could be its first senior citizen housing venture. The group is resuscitating plans for the second ph...
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Police looking for suspect in Glendale Heights robberyOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Police are searching for a man who robbed a Glendale Heights bank Friday. A man about six feet, one inch, who was wearing a blue Adidas jacket, a dark backpack and a blu...
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New boat excites Wood Dale fire districtOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - Wood Dale firefighters got a new boat Friday. Thankfully, the box it comes in doesn't take up much room on the service floor. The fire protection district has a new infl...
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Aurora part of anti-violence, anti-drug eventsOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The message is simple: Stay away from violence and drugs. It's a point Aurora residents will hear again and again in coming weeks as the city gears up to participate in ...
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Naperville church to celebrate 50th anniversaryOct 12, 2007 11:00 pm - The Evangelical Free Church of Naperville's 50th anniversary celebration will focus on the church and all that each pastor contributed at 6 p.m. Sunday at 1551 E. Hobson...