Wheaton
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Olympic medalists give Naperville swimmers lessons in sport, lifeNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Riley Schroedter now can say she beat an Olympic swimmer in a race. How cool is that? The 12-year-old Naperville girl was one of about 95 youngsters at Naperville Centra...
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Spirits are high in the Obama campNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - This is in regard to David Broder's Oct. 25 column, "Spirits begin to sag in the Obama-for-president camp." My two sisters and I, all members of the 55-plus age bracket,...
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Dealing with haunting memories of warNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - When Larry Van Meter returned from his first tour of duty in the Iraq war this summer, he had the pictures to prove it. During his time in the Anbar province, he'd snapp...
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On Veterans Day, George Ryan again is taking ordersNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - It's been more than 50 years since George Ryan was available for latrine duty. When he was discharged from the Army in 1956, Mr. Ryan probably figured that his days of f...
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Naperville Adoptathon goes to dogsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Naperville Area Humane Society hosts a 24-hour adopt-a-thon every year. And every year, dogs find homes faster than cats. The popularity pecking order at the shelter...
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Can a Sunday bike ride get new trail started?Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Veterans Memorial Tollway will see a different sort of traffic before opening to cars and trucks. Roughly 5,000 bicyclists will travel I-355's south extension today ...
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Chapter 8: Unit districts get by on lessNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - When Elgin Area School District U-46 Superintendent Connie Neale received a $60,000 raise to bring her total pay package to more than $400,000, taxpayers called it highw...
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Wood Dale man found dead on anchored boatNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Wood Dale man died while sailing in Connecticut Tuesday. Kenneth D. Close, 47, was found dead on the deck of an anchored sailboat early Tuesday near Old Saybrook, CT, ...
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Condo fire displaces 11 families in Glendale HeightsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A number of families were displaced temporarily by a fire in a Glendale Heights condominium complex. The Bloomingdale Fire Protection District and Glendale Heights polic...
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A warm welcome home for returning MarineNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - They whistled and clapped and jostled for handshakes as their American flags danced their own staccato salutation in the November wind. And on the eve of Vete...