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ESO to open season with Transcend concertsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will open the 2007-08 season with its Transcend concerts. Two performances are scheduled at 4 and 7 p.m. today at the Blizzard Theatre...
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The briefsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Children's author to talk about book Tomie dePaola discusses and signs his new book for children, "Front Porch Tales and North County Whoppers," at 7 p.m. Monday at And...
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Elgin restaurant a diamond in the roughNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Wing Park Restaurant is a lot of things. It's a family owned eatery, headed by an immigrant couple who have been married for 28 years and in the restaurant business ...
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New tollway promises major changesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Frank D'Ambrosio will have one less reason to be late to work Monday morning when state officials open the new Veterans Memorial Tollway. The Lockport resident will no l...
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FAA: O'Hare flight caps not decided yet
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Federal Aviation Administration said a cap on flights into O'Hare International Airport won't necessarily be lifted instantly next year when a new runway is schedul...
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2 dead in separate DuPage Co. wrecksNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A 23 year-old Bensenville man was killed early Saturday when his car veered off the I-290 extension into an embankment and caught fire in Addison. The crash occurred aro...
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Explosions, fire severely damage Springfield power plant
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A series of explosions followed by a spectacular wind-whipped fire did extensive damage at Springfield's main power plant late Saturday, but caused no inj...
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Find Algonquin's hidden gems during nature walksNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A tour of Algonquin these days might include shopping spots on Randall Road and specialty dining along Main Street. But natural wonders? Of course, says Barb Wilson of t...
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Technology test can help libraries stay in the loopNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Lee Rainie is the director of the Pew Internet and American Life Project. According to the project's mission statement, "The Project aims to be an authoritative source o...
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Bond set in Palatine armed robberyNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A convicted armed robber accused of doing it again was ordered held on $150,000 bond Saturday -- days after prosecutors say he snatched a shopper's purse while wielding ...