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Casinos want their smokesSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A statewide smoking ban has yet to snuff a single cigarette and already repeal efforts are afoot at the Capitol. The gambling industry is actively lobbyin...
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West Dundee's Heritage Fest expects 7,000 over three daysSep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - Civil War reenacting runs in Naperville native Bill Birzetis' family. His father portrayed a colonel in the Union Army, with a blue jacket and an eagle on either shoulde...
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Grandson of Gandhi speaks to local high schoolersSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As talk of the Sept. 11 attacks and troop levels in Iraq continue, area high school students got a different world view Friday -- one of peace. Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson...
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West Aurora 9, Glenbard East 6Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - There's nothing quite like your first win. Just ask West Aurora football coach Buck Drach, who earned his first DuPage Valley Conference victory in Friday's tightly-cont...
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A little time, little accord for transit fundingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace and CTA riders caught a break Friday, but serious transit problems still loom in the near future as the governor and lawmakers seem worlds apart on a solution. Tran...
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Lisle brings back benches to auctionSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Whether you're a sports fan, a gardener or simply a lover of all things novel, the Lisle Area Chamber of Commerce has a place for you to sit. Namely, one of the more tha...
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Two held in forest preserve attackSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A pair of Rolling Meadows teenagers who authorities say staged a violent attack on revelers in a Cook County forest preserve were ordered held on $75,000 bond Friday. Al...
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Police say men were drag-racing along Rt. 59 in BartlettSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Police have arrested two men they say were drag-racing along Route 59 in Bartlett -- including one who authorities said was under the influence at the time. The 21-year-...
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Planned Parenthood foes plan to march in Aurora todaySep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Abortion opponents are planning a massive protest march today at Planned Parenthood in Aurora, with organizers likening the event to the Biblical Battle of Jericho. The ...
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What's the buzz? Bees, wasps now thrivingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Does early fall weather, with sunny skies and brisk air, sound perfect for an outdoor picnic? Ask bees and wasps, and you'd get a resounding yes. You could say it's the...