DuPage County
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$12 mil awarded to family of brain-damaged boyOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A DuPage County jury awarded a record $12 million to a Warrenville couple whose 7-year-old son became disabled at birth. Benjamin Hayes cannot speak and has no control ...
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Hospital to honor Apollo 13 astronautOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A first-of-its-kind military hospital will be named after a famed astronaut with Lake County ties when it opens in North Chicago in 2010, officials announced this week. ...
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Judge upholds Kane Co. Jail officer's arrestOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A judge Thursday upheld the arrest and field testing of the former head of the Kane County Jail accused of driving drunk. Todd Exline, 46, of Aurora, faces charges of dr...
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6 Northwest suburban schools get national recognitionOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Students and staff at several area schools are boasting this week after being awarded one of the top educational honors in the country. Six schools in the Northwest subu...
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Parking space tax? RTA weighs ideaOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - As the clock ticks closer toward a transit "doomsday," officials are backing away from a sales tax hike and opening up to ideas like a property tax on parking spaces. "W...
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Hersey swimmers claims thrillerOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - You can just picture coaches of an impending big meet sitting at their desks from after practice until dawn the next day thinking up a strategy for that night's meet. H...
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Bethell murder suspect to be tried as an adultOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A boy who was 14 when Marilyn Bethell of Aurora was killed will be tried as an adult, a Kane County judge ruled today. Garang Deng, who will turn 16 on Saturday, now fa...
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Montessori preschool gets nod from Hanover ParkOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Deborah LaPorte has spent the better part of three decades using the Montessori method to teach young children. Now the educator, who runs the Buffalo Grove Montessori S...
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Canoes are a go for launch in NapervilleOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - With the addition of a canoe launch at Pioneer Park, visitors to Naperville's Riverwalk now can enjoy the civic amenity from the water. If the river's high enough, that ...
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Football previews: Northwest, Week 7Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - MID-SUBURBAN WEST Schaumburg (4-2, 2-0) at Fremd (6-0, 2-0) When: 7:30 p.m. today at Hale Hildebrandt Field Last week: Schaumburg d. Conant 41-28; Fremd d. Palatine 24-7...