Wheaton
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Motorola grants benefit five area schoolsNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - The Motorola Foundation said Wednesday it will provide about $3.5 million in grants -- including five suburban schools -- to help inspire young people in science, techno...
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Hastert will quit before year's endNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert plans to leave Congress before the end of the year. The Illinois Republican had previously announced he won't seek anot...
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Illinois getting greener, with an eye toward goldNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - It's not a "gold star" state yet but a national environmental group is recognizing Illinois for efforts to reduce energy consumption. Environment America, a federation o...
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CTA union boss: Maybe we have to show you what doomsday looks likeNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Transit officials turned up the heat on feuding lawmakers today with the threat of union walkouts that would shut down buses and trains next year if taxes aren't raised....
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Reporter finds I-355 commute easyNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - To steal a line from George Carlin, I've added highway gapers to my personal list of people I can do without. I'm positive the people who basically parked their cars in ...
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Cockpit safety device alerted pilots in near mid-air collisionNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A cockpit safety device is credited with helping pilots avoid a mid-air collision at 25,000 feet over Indiana. According to a preliminary investigation by the Federal Av...
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Courteous motor vehicle departmentNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Ms. Suzanne MacDonald, in a recent letter on child health care, took aim at the Department of Motor Vehicles as an example of an incapable and inefficient government bur...
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Council pushes for federal funds for more inspectorsNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Booming towns so often have a hard time keeping an eye on builders that the International Code Council is hoping to get the federal government to step in with extra cash...
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Briefs: Gerard Design named in Inc. listNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - WARRENVILLE -- Gerard Design, a strategic branding and design communications agency, recently was named as one of the area's fastest growing private companies by Inc. ma...
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Moment of silence on hold in District 214Nov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - A federal judge who decreed Wednesday that students in Northwest Suburban School District 214 can no longer have a daily moment of silence may today decide today to expa...