Kane County
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Saturday Soapbox: Should stay onAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Dennis Hastert has sidestepped questions about whether he will retire early from office. He should stay on until the end, if only to prevent a special election...
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Renovated Clark Island under waterAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A flagpole, bridges and the baseball diamond's pitching mound were just about the only parts of Batavia's Clark Island Recreation Area above water on Friday. "We're wait...
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It's just a mess along the FoxAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Penny Gebhardt battled a rising Fox River on Friday the only way she could -- with three able-bodied grandkids and a sump pump that was working overtime. "Obviously, it'...
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Excitement turns to disappointmentAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Scott Zari woke up Friday and wondered like most high school football players in the northwest suburbs. The Conant senior linebacker wondered if Thursday's wild weather ...
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Two hospitalized after Schaumburg Road crashAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - All lanes of Schaumburg Road were closed for three hours Friday afternoon between Knollwood Drive and Barrington Road after two cars collided at Pembroke Drive in Schaum...
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In the end Aurora Central runs out of gasAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MENDOTA -- Aurora Central came to Mendota Friday night on the heels of an 1-8 season. That didn"t bode well against Mendota, a playoff team in 2006. But for two and a h...
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Amputee golfer helps others show they can playAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The epiphany for Dennis Ithal came the first time he played golf after losing his left arm in a saw mill accident. He and his brother were about to tee off on a 125-yard...
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Free Wi-Fi coming to GenevaAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Computer users in Geneva could have access to free citywide wireless Internet access by the end of the year. The city council Monday signed a deal with Meshlinx to let t...
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Ladies put on their red hats, hit the townAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Seven hundred women in red hats filled the Palmer House Hilton ballroom in Chicago Friday evening, listening to Sue Ellen Cooper and Linda Murphy tell funny stories. Ev...
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Elgin keeps businesses aware of workAug 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin's downtown facelift was bound to have an effect on local businesses. The city is spending an estimated $22 million over six years on sidewalks, lighting, water mai...