DuPage County
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Sports feats replace sugary treats downtownSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Talk about commercial evolution. A building in downtown Naperville that once housed a shop filled with decadent sweets soon will be home to an athletic apparel boutique....
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Diamond composed of Beethoven's hairSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The next time you think about Ludwig van Beethoven, forget about the piano or his famous lilting Moonlight sonata or even his powerful Symphony No. 9. Think of his shock...
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School leaders balance security, accessibilitySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Three shootings in six days struck schools in Colorado, Wisconsin and rural Pennsylvania last year. Far more routine and discreet, the pressures of cyber-bullying and o...
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Birkett says staff shortages a safety riskSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - While DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett made a successful case for hiring additional employees Tuesday, it's uncertain what the long-term verdict will be given ...
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Briefs: Mother files suit in crashSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The mother of a 16-year-old Oak Park boy injured in a Nov. 6 crash with a Naperville man who died filed a lawsuit Wednesday in DuPage County. Tina Fuquay, on behalf of h...
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Dist. 200 still grappling with movie policySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - R-rated film clips are back, at least in policy, in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200's high schools. Whether teachers will ever show such clips is another matter. D...
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New Fox Valley parks leader eyes riverfront open spaceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Valley Park District's new board president says her main priorities are to preserve open space along the riverfront and continue to care for Aurora's inner-city park...
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Study finds we lose 2 days a year to commutingSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - What would you do with an extra 46 hours this year? Relax with the family? Extend that vacation? Sleep in? Instead, you spend that much time or more sitting in the car s...
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No physical ties to crime, attorney saysSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Virginia Johannessen was a 75-year-old widow and pack rat who had decades worth of newspapers, books and other items stacked in piles that resembled a maze in her Aurora...
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Toddler's legacy turns into annual fundraiserSep 17, 2007 11:00 pm - When little Saret Yann died in 1985, she certainly had no way of knowing her death would spark a legacy of kindness. Shortly after the 2-year-old Cambodian refugee died...