DuPage County
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Briefs: Microsoft awards area IT firmAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Microsoft awards area IT firm OAK BROOK -- Microsoft Corp. announced that Oak Brook-based SWC Technology Partners, a provider of information technology solutions to smal...
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State leads in green school cleaningAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois became the second state in the nation to adopt a green cleaning policy for its schools when the governor signed HB 895 into law recently. This makes our state a...
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Crew will look into light malfunction on Naperville RoadAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. The traffic light at Naperville Road and Blanchard Circle/Blanchard Street in Wheaton appears to periodically get out of sync. When it does, it provides northbound tr...
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Garden sets stage for Batavia artistAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently met Kathy and Haydon McPartland when I did a story on the Plain Dirt Gardeners' Garden Walk. The McPartlands' garden at their home on North Prairie Street was...
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Swollen river a threatAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Homes near the rain-swollen Des Plaines River escaped relatively unscathed from the weekend's storms, but forecasts of showers for days still to come make their ultimate...
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Village wants clean waterAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Carol Stream trustees passed a resolution Monday expressing concern over a permit issued to an oil refinery owned by BP Amoco in Whiting, Ind., that would allow the comp...
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Planned Parenthood's big plansAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - With an opening nearing, Planned Parenthood officials are putting the final touches on their newest facility on Aurora's east side. The 22,000-square-foot, $7.5 million ...
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Boy OK after near drowningAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A 4-year-old boy is reported to be at home recovering after nearly drowning Friday at the Seafari Springs Aquatic Center in Hanover Park, authorities said. A lifeguard n...
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PTA members work through summer breakAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - They toil behind the scenes making sure both teachers and students are well-stocked with school supplies and families get the lowdown on their kids' new surroundings. Ic...
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Vick just chose the wrong enterpriseAug 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Pity poor Michael Vick. If he had only started an abortion clinic instead of a dog-fighting ring he would still be playing football today. In fact he would probably be v...