DuPage County
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Radioactive cleanup starts at McDowell Grove near NapervilleMar 31, 2012 11:00 pm - Project will remove radioactive deposits
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$250,000 Mega Millions tickets sold in Aurora, StreamwoodMar 31, 2012 11:00 am - Pravin Patel's customary “good luck” to lottery ticket buyers at his 7-Eleven store in Streamwood turned out to be worth $250,000 for one lucky customer. “I always tell ...
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Alert Naperville photographer wins our monthly contestMar 31, 2012 9:12 am - At first, the image looks a bit staged. Looks too perfect, really, reflecting the exact moment when all three black-and-white dogs turned their heads in unison. And one ...
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Eggs, animals abound at Wheaton zoo egg huntMar 31, 2012 8:44 am - Only at a zoo can kids hunt for Easter eggs, make egg-themed crafts and even see the end result of what happens when an egg hatches. A live chicken for petting was among...
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Lombard promotes shopping at downtown 'hidden gems'Mar 31, 2012 8:00 am - Lombard's downtown promotion organization is jumping on the bandwagon of a national effort to support independently owned businesses with an event Saturday designed to i...
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We can’t ignore attacks on IsraelMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - Recently Israel has been attacked. From the Gaza Strip the Palestinians fired more than 200 rockets into Israel’s southern region. People in Israel, sadly, have grown to...
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Food Panty Fridays benefits communityMar 31, 2012 5:00 am - There was something special that went on at Wheaton North High School every Friday in March. It was called Food Pantry Fridays. The entire school pulled together to coll...
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Peterson leads Metea Valley with batMar 30, 2012 9:17 pm - Anna Petersen’s walk-off single in the bottom of the ninth capped off a big day, as Metea Valley beat Plainfield East 6-5 on Friday. Petersen homered and drove in 4 runs...
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Anti-violence ‘hoodie march’ stepping off in downtown NapervilleMar 30, 2012 5:56 pm - A Naperville mom who says she’s compelled to “do something” in the wake of last month’s killing of Trayvon Martin in Sanford, Fla., has organized a “One For All Hoodie M...
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Lisle school district revisits field lights debateMar 30, 2012 4:36 pm - A decade after a Lisle village board decision banning lights at Lisle Junior High School’s Wilde Field, the once-controverisal idea has been resurrected by residents who...