Kendall County
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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...
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Local clergy get chance to motivate lawmakersDec 09, 2009 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Mired in deficits and political bitterness, there may be perhaps no group more in need of some divine intervention than the Illinois General Assembly, and,...
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Most of area dodges winter's worst, but brutal cold comingDec 08, 2009 10:00 pm - Wet roads and plunging temperatures could spell trouble for the Chicago area later this evening, officials say. As the snow slows and mixes with a light trickle of rain...
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Second round of snow hits suburbsDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - Snowy weather caused delays and cancellations at Chicago airports Tuesday, with most of the snow expected to fall overnight. Chicago's Department of Aviation said delays...
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Dist. 204 looks to erase deficitDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - With the 2010 budget year underway, Indian Prairie Unit District 204 officials have introduced a 30-point plan to erase a projected $9.2 million deficit from the 2011 bu...
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Neuqua elves toiling away for underprivileged childrenDec 07, 2009 10:00 pm - For the last few weeks, Neuqua Valley High School's wood shop has been transformed into Santa's workshop - quite literally. Since mid-November, about 40 students taking ...