DuPage County
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Fenton alum to play for Nigeria in OlympicsJul 20, 2012 3:58 pm - A Fenton High School basketball alumnus will represent Nigeria this month at the Summer Olympics in London, and his former coach from the Bensenville school said he coul...
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Get out vote effort focuses on young women, restore democracyJul 20, 2012 3:04 pm - Laurel Bault’s father became a U.S. citizen when she was 10 years old and she grew up with a very clear understanding of the importance of voting. Unlike some of her fr...
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Aurora one of two cities chosen for BBC immigration documentaryJul 20, 2012 2:22 pm - Aurora will be one of two American cities featured in a BBC radio documentary about immigration after correspondents descend upon the city this weekend to conduct interv...
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Kids’ College gives students a chance to expand their horizonsJul 20, 2012 1:32 pm - In a fast-paced writing class at Elgin Community College, Jolie Guime of Elgin writes a riveting tale of a young girl faced with hard choices after she experienced tragi...
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Gary Sinise's Lt. Dan still standing up for veteransJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - In an Academy Award-nominated role, he played a double amputee injured in Vietnam, battling booze and bitterness at home and ultimately walking again. Now, actor Gary ...
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Rockin' for the Troops concert supports programs for military, familiesJul 20, 2012 6:00 am - At more than 13,000 feet above southern Florida, Mary Kubik prepared to jump. The New Jersey woman joined other families of fallen troops in a tandem sky-dive with memb...
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Dawn Patrol: Dispatcher trouble, shooting arrestJul 20, 2012 5:00 am - Breaking news 14 people are dead and 50 were injured in a shooting at a midnight showing of Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colorado. 10 were killed in the theater, an...
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Muslims prepare for long, hot days of Ramadan fastingJul 19, 2012 11:00 pm - As the moon rises over North America, the holy month of Ramadan begins. But the intense heat and dry conditions will make this year's fast even more challenging than usu...
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'Glee' star Chris Colfer inspires teens at Naperville bookstoreJul 19, 2012 10:00 pm - Casey Cogan came all the way from Canada to meet her idol - and she brought gifts. The Ontario native, 17, wants Chris Colfer to know that no matter what life brings h...
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Montini marches to regional victoryJul 19, 2012 7:51 pm - Mired in a baseball regional loaded with state-caliber programs from Class 4A power conferences, Montini wasn’t exactly an overwhelming favorite to emerge as the champio...