Wood Dale
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...
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How do you know the bridge is safe?Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Illinoisans who want to know about the safety of local bridges can't get the information easily. Deciphering what they do get is even harder. The Illinois...
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Cycling commuters have opened our eyesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - For those who drive to work, it may not be surprising that the Chicago area clocks in some of the highest average travel times to work in the nation. In a 2005 ranking o...
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Naperville area evacuated in gas main breakSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Book Road south of 95th Street in Naperville was evacuated today after landscape workers struck a high-pressure gas main this morning, police said. The evacuation order...
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Ditch the drive to workSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - High gas prices have sucked cash out of our pockets for months. Nick Lenarz takes a stand every day when he hops on his bike in Rolling Meadows and pedals 15 miles to hi...
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Tweens find freedom, fun at Naperville's Last FlingSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - They roam in packs of three or more, carrying plastic blow-up baseball bats and frozen ice cream drinks. These kids can be downright intimidating, at least for the toddl...
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Elgin wants to put video of public meetings onlineSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Public meetings soon may be only a mouse click away in Elgin. On Friday, city officials said they're soliciting proposals from companies to post video of all public meet...
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Villa Park block party is a celebration of resilienceSep 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Tammy Henderson has yet to turn on her natural gas since two waves of severe storms uprooted a tree in her front yard last month. The Villa Park woman's family still sh...
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Stomach-churning fun at Last FlingAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Excited screams rang out from the Last Fling carnival Friday night. They were coming straight from Pharaoh's Fury where Blaine Carragher of Naperville and her friends we...
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...