Wood Dale
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Sticks, stones might break bones, but will attack ads hurt hopefuls?Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - After two weeks of attack ads, verbal sparring and negative campaigning from both sides, the Republican frontrunners in the 14th Congressional District race are releasin...
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Seniors are using Web to manage their moneyJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Are you finding yourself going to more Web sites of financial institutes? Young or old, you're looking to improve your pocketbook with some quick clicks online. A survey...
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Wood Dale resident, 71, made life of volunteeringJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The walls of Raymond Drust's home are a testimony to the things he loved in life. There's pictures of family, of course. But then there's all the plaques for his years ...
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Student who put his candidate in a song wants autograph, tooJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Hey there, Obama, this 12-year-old wants your autograph. But it's not just any old autograph he's seeking. Chaz got a detention for singing without his teacher's permi...
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Landfill's methane gas leaks pose worry to neighborsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Along with pots and pans, a stove and a fridge, Karen Perez's kitchen contains an extra piece of essential equipment. It's an alarm that will alert her family if methane...
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Generosity helps woman out of Catch-22Jan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Sherry May has found a way out of her Catch-22, thanks to an outpouring of suburban generosity. May, an Elgin resident who runs not-for-profit Go With Books, recently so...
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Naperville woman says cacao plant helped to cure her illnessJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Some of the worst years of Cathy Bouchard's life were spent suffering from the constant pain of fibromyalgia. And yet, the chronic condition led her to the best discover...
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Bone marrow drive looks to even long odds for minoritiesJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - The clock is ticking for Filipe Aguilera. The 2-year-old is afflicted with Fanconi anemia, an inherited blood disease that leads to bone marrow failure. Filipe's only h...
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Brookfield Zoo giraffe dies Saturday in freak accidentJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular giraffe at Brookfield Zoo died in a freak accident that has "devastated" staff, officials said Saturday. Dusti, an 11-year-old male, was found tangled in a rop...
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Retirement finds salesman after 70 years on the jobJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Bruno Pinkos is a loyal man. He's been loyal to the Mount Prospect home he bought back in 1954. He still lives there. He has been loyal to his family, staying married to...