Winfield
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Verizon to debut Linux phonesMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Verizon Wireless is backing a free operating system that competes with programs from Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. and Qualcomm Inc., and expects the system t...
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Warning labels would have 'chilling effect,' critics argueMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Stricter warning labels proposed for toys containing a legal amount of lead would have a "chilling effect" on consumers, one suburban lawmaker argued Tues...
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Humor with heart: Naperville doc organizing Comedy Night benefitMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Edward Hospital physician David McElligott is a man who takes his humor seriously. The founder of the hospital's annual Comedy Night, McElligott takes a week's vacation...
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Team to do Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in honor of friendMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Charisse Allegretti of Winfield lost her seven-year fight with breast cancer Jan. 23. In her memory, a unified group of family, friends and neighbors will do the 60-mile...
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Fermilab to lay off 140 workersMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Fermilab will need to lay off fewer people than officials originally predicted. But the cut of 140 workers at the Batavia laboratory -- about 7.5 percent of the lab's wo...
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Naperville woman wins TV for naming geeseMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - It's all about textures and grains for the goslings that hatched outside a P.M. Bedroom Gallery. When it came to selecting from among the thousands of names submitted fo...
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Tyson CFO leaving for Walgreen postMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGDALE, Ark. -- Tyson Foods said Tuesday Chief Financial Officer Wade Miquelon is leaving the company to take a similar job at Walgreen Co., the nation's largest ret...
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Glenbard keeps leader's contract for 3 more yearsMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - After seeking a job elsewhere this year, Glenbard High School District 87 Superintendent Mike Meissen agreed to extend his current contract through 2011. School board me...
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Illinois foreclosures lessen; others soarMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - The rate of foreclosures in Illinois appears to be stabilizing while nationwide numbers continue to escalate, according to a RealtyTrac report expected to be released to...
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U-46 superintendent again announced without contract firstMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite getting burned in the past, the Elgin Area School District U-46 board has presented a superintendent nominee to the community without a contract. "I think the ri...