Kendall County
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Heroin's heartache: Four suburban friends tried it; two diedDec 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Eight years ago this month, the Daily Herald's award-winning series "The Hidden Scourge" documented the rise of heroin and club drugs in the suburbs. Fast-forwar...
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Naperville's 'take all' waste system remains freeDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Naperville residents can continue to discard unlimited amounts of trash, at least through April 2015. Council members, in an effort to save money in the coming years, ha...
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Goals in hand, Dist. 204 superintendent is readyDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Kathy Birkett has had six months of on-the-job training since becoming Indian Prairie Unit District 204's superintendent. Now she's ready to put that experience to the ...
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The week in prep sportsDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - ...
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Neuqua students go head-to-head in 'Iron Chef'-style cookie competitionDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - This week's secret ingredient is cookie. Alton Brown was not harassing the chefs or commenting on their concoctions Friday in Neuqua Valley's own Kitchen Stadium. But he...
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More retailers hitting shoppers up for donations at the registerDec 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Whether you're buying groceries, clothes or cough medicine, chances are you're being asked by the cashier, "Would you like to donate $1 to charity?" It's a growing trend...
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Sen. Dem candidate says al-Qaida's influence 'grossly exaggerated'Dec 11, 2009 10:00 pm - Senate Democratic hopeful Robert Marshall says al-Qaida is a "small ragtag band of pirates" whose influence is "grossly exaggerated" by America's war in Afghanistan. Yet...
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Police say they've nabbed Aurora snowplow thiefDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Aurora investigators gave a new meaning to getting plowed earlier this month, while likely cracking one of the city's more unusual crime sprees. Thirteen snow plows, val...
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H1N1 flu vaccine to be available to everyone at pharmaciesDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Finally, as the spread of the H1N1 flu decreases, the flu vaccine is becoming more readily available. Health officials Thursday began lifting restrictions on who can get...
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Firefighters deal with spike in CO calls during cold snapDec 10, 2009 10:00 pm - The season's first cold snap and snowfall are often blamed for shoveling injuries, bruised back sides and auto accidents. But there's a more prevalent call to local fire...