Wheaton
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Part-time job raises eyebrows in DuPageJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A connection between a DuPage County official and a company that does business with the county is raising some concerns about potential conflict of interest. Last year, ...
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Scientist to speak on dark cosmosJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Ever look up at the night skies and wonder what's really out there? Dan Hooper has been asking that question for years. In 2006, Hooper published a book about the possib...
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Briefs: Aurora man chargedJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A 26-year-old Aurora man already in jail on attempted murder charges stemming from a 2006 shooting has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder for allegedly ...
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6th District Democrat hopefuls court crowd at forumJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - The feeble economy needs a different kind of remedy than the stimulus packages being eyed by the president and Congress, Democrats running in the 6th Congressional Distr...
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Baby boom generation provides a huge marketing opportunityJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Kathleen Casey-Kirschling will receive her first Social Security payment next month. That's mostly a symbolic event; when she was born on Jan. 1, 1946, Casey-Kirschling ...
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Dist. 2 seeks candidates for school board vacancyJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Bensenville Elementary District 2 is searching for a candidate to fill a vacancy on the school board. Charles "Chuck" Erickson, who has served on the school board since...
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Fermilab workers start unpaid leaves Feb. 1Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Rolling unpaid furloughs will start Feb. 1 at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, its director announced Wednesday. The mandatory unpaid leaves, affecting ...
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Election official says Hastert special election a 'nightmare'Jan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Organizing two special elections to fill the congressional seat vacated by former House Speaker Dennis Hastert has been a "logistical nightmare," a DuPage County electio...
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Area banks suffer along with credit industryJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Shares of two suburban community banks rallied Wednesday despite differing financial performance in the fourth quarter. Wintrust Financial Corp. shares increased 6 perce...
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Woman who killed daughter in DUI arrested a third timeJan 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Nearly six years ago, an intoxicated Polly M. Myers ran her car into a ditch in LaSalle County, killing her 11-month-old daughter. Myers pleaded guilty to reckless homi...