Wood Dale
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Ex-DuPage state's attorney reflects on Topinka fondlyDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Joe Birkett had ruled out a run for any statewide office in late 2005 when Judy Baar Topinka met him for dinner. Topinka, then a GOP candidate for governor, convinced th...
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Aurora men arrested after yearlong drug investigationDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two Aurora men were arrested in Oklahoma Tuesday on federal drug charges as part of a yearlong narcotics distribution ring investigation. Authorities arrested 40-year-o...
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Naperville accountant sentenced in RV financing schemeDec 10, 2014 12:01 am - Two suburban men, including an accountant from Naperville, were sentenced to prison for their parts in a recreational vehicle financing scheme that cost lenders nearly $...
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Dawn Patrol: Ye Olde Town Inn closes; Samardzija back to Chicago?Dec 09, 2014 4:01 am - Ye Olde Town Inn in Mt. Prospect abruptly closes Longtime downtown dining staple Ye Olde Town Inn abruptly closed over the weekend, just months after receiving a se...
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Two DuPage panels each welcome a new memberDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - The DuPage County Board and county forest preserve commission welcomed new members Tuesday when they both filled vacancies on their respective boards. Karyn Romano of Gl...
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Lake Park banks on defense against Naperville CentralDec 09, 2014 12:01 am - This wasn't a normal meeting between DuPage Valley Conference boys basketball teams, which might explain Tuesday's ragged play between Lake Park and Naperville Central. ...
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Dawn Patrol: Pearl Harbor remembered; chlorine gas leak at hotelDec 08, 2014 4:00 am - Pearl Harbor survivors gather in Des Plaines Ed Block's face filled with emotion yesterday as he sat in a wheelchair at Oakton Place in Des Plaines. During ceremoni...
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Wintry weather mix could cause problems for morning commuteDec 08, 2014 12:01 am - Motorists are being warned to use caution when driving this morning because of a wintry mix of precipitation that will move across northern Illinois and northwest Indian...
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Man acquitted in bad haircut spatDec 08, 2014 12:00 am - A Wood Dale man who pointed a BB gun at a barber after a “disappointing” haircut was acquitted Monday of assault and gun charges. There was no proof Anthony Oplinger, 19...
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An old-fashioned Christmas at Kline CreekDec 07, 2014 12:01 am - There was a time, hard as it may be to believe, when people celebrated Christmas without massive light displays synchronized to electronic music. There was a time when p...