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Elburn leaders happy with new village Web siteAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - It has been a goal for a long time, but now Elburn finally has a new Web site. Launched in July, the site, at www.elburn.il.us, is broken down into four areas -- local g...
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Band trip to China becomes reality with hard workAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - If you think it's nerve-wracking for high school students to appear in front of an audience in their hometown, imagine how it must have felt when 53 students from St. Ch...
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City of Batavia sues over injured police officerAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The city of Batavia is suing a driver for more than $50,000 after a police officer was injured and his squad car damaged two years ago. City officials allege that Charle...
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Dist. 158 slams auditor for delayAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Huntley District 158 will finally get its hands on its 2006 audit next week -- more than a year after the 2006 fiscal year ended. Board members criticized the district's...
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Big Ben faces rehabbing
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- It has chimed through freezing winters, fierce storms and World War II bombing raids. But old age will silence Big Ben's bongs -- at least temporarily. The fam...
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As bridge investigation continues, two victims recovered
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- Divers pulled at least two more bodies from the wreckage of the collapsed Mississippi River bridge Thursday, bringing the disaster's confirmed death toll ...
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Tree falls, dispute stands in Aurora neighborhoodAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - After spending the winter in Florida, Bob Ballou and his wife, Pat, first heard the rumor when they returned in May to their upscale Aurora neighborhood. A year earlier,...
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Longtime horse trainer gave Shoemaker his first ride
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Warren Stute ~ 1921-2007 Warren Stute, a longtime Southern California trainer who gave Bill Shoemaker a ride in the Hall of Fame jockey's first $100,000 stakes win, died...
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'Green' initiatives earn Lombard kudosAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Breathe in. Breathe easy. The village of Lombard's latest award has the sweet aroma of being environmentally friendly. The village has taken home a bronze award for its ...
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Monsoon death toll reaches 513
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW DELHI -- Relief workers reaching flooded villages in northern India reported new deaths Thursday from two weeks of monsoon rains, pushing the toll in South Asia to m...