Wood Dale
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Band campSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - None of these teenagers need to be here. Yet something keeps them coming back to suffer with a smile. All summer they've practiced their portions of songs like "Brickhou...
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The briefs: Adult supervision requiredSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - All middle and elementary school students must now be accompanied by an adult when entering high school football games, according to a new policy in Indian Prairie Unit...
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Many small businesses don't have Web sitesSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - When Northfield-based Small Business Research Board surveyed about 550 small businesses, including some in the Chicago suburbs, the group was surprised to learn that abo...
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By the numbers: Deficient bridges in the areaSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Here's a look at the deficient bridges in the counties serviced by the Daily Herald. COOK • 180 of 1,581 bridges structurally deficient (11.4 percent) • 26 toll bridges....
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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...