Wheaton
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More rules on teenage driversAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Attention, 15-year-olds: It's about to get a lot harder to get a driver's license in Illinois. Gov. Rod Blagojevich signed into law Monday a series of pro...
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Great leap forwardAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - It's hard enough for kids to learn fitness is fun, part of a daily routine and -- heaven forbid -- good for them. But instead of a lecture or running on the spot, imagin...
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Addison pool plan makes a splashAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Addison Park District board hopes voters will approve a new aquatic center slated to include a lazy river, competition lanes, inner-tube slides and a splash pool. Pr...
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Dist. 202 approves deal with teachersAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The Lisle school board approved a three-year deal with the district's teachers union Monday night. The Unit District 202 school board unanimously approved the contract,...
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History repeats itself with family of Civil War re-enactorsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Wood of Wheaton remembers feeling a connection with Robert E. Lee when he was just 9 years old. Nowadays, he impersonates the famous Civil War general. "Fortunately...
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Taking sides -- how to help kids eat rightAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Four-year-old Allie Kaemmerer absolutely loves snacking on Goldfish crackers and fruit snacks, and her favorite meal is macaroni and cheese. But the Wheaton youngster an...
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Relax parents: It's not sex, drugsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- So you're between the ages of 13 and 24. What makes you happy? A worried, weary parent might imagine the answer to sound something like this: Sex, drugs, a l...
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Metra needs money to keep runningAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - So ridership keeps going up on Metra and more and more suburban commuters are opting for trains rather than cars in this era of high gas prices and increasing road conge...
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The more the Chicago mob changes, the more it stays the sameAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - "Here is the difference between Dante, Milton, and me. They wrote about Hell and never saw the place. I wrote about Chicago after looking the town over for years and yea...
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Jewel card going digital for more savingsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Lisle-based Concept Shopping Inc. (www.conceptshopping.com) is behind your Jewel-Osco Preferred Customer card. That's the plastic card you use at the check-out register...