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Experienced leader hired at MetropolisNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Libertyville native Matt O'Brien has been hired to lead the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. His first day will be Dec. 1. O'Brien, 47, will over...
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Adopt penguin to help food pantryNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Millie's Hallmark Gold Crown, Neat 'n' Cool Gifts and the Mount Prospect Human Services Department are teaming up to help fill the village's emergency food pantry shelve...
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'Mr. Whipple' dead at 91
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who played the uptight grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died Monday. He was 91. The man f...
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N. Aurora secures land for police stationNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - For about $1.45 million, North Aurora became the proud owner of a parking lot. The 5-acre site at the northwest corner of Route 31 and Airport Road is the future home of...
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Countdown to lights, singing and Santa in St. CharlesNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Youngsters can get this year's first glimpse of Santa Claus in downtown St. Charles on Friday evening, when he makes his grand entrance during the annual Lighting of the...
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Naperville residents assail hospital expansion planNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Neighbors who abut the southern end of Naperville's Edward Hospital campus continued their attack of the hospital's expansion plans Monday. While they argue the hospital...
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Little Angels to put on Christmas musical Dec. 2Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The Little Angels' Christmas musical benefit, presented by St. James AME Church Lydia Missionary Society, will be at 2 p.m. Dec. 8 at St. James AME Church, 1100 Summit S...
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How to brighten troops' holidaysNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The deadline is fast approaching for sending holiday packages to U.S. troops overseas. The U.S. Postal Service suggests mailing early to ensure timely delivery. The dead...
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Young farmer says he'll take low-stress simple life over an office job any dayNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The old combine lumbers along, metal clanging, machinery grinding, chains pulling, cobs flying out the back. Like a ravenous, insatiable monster, it grabs, strips and ea...
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The briefsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Clerk's holiday hours: The Kane County Clerk's office will be open until 8 p.m. tonight. In observance of Thanksgiving, the office will close at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. ...