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Directors hope donations help strike up their bandOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Band classes started last month at Holmes Middle School in Wheeling, but the turnout for beginning band was at an all-time low, reports one of the school's directors, Br...
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Glen Ellyn parks eye 6-year improvement planOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Glen Ellyn Park District officials are looking at a $19.5 million six-year comprehensive capital improvement projects plan. Projects are looked at every several years wi...
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Elburn fundraiser to benefit community centerOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elburn and Countryside Community Center needs some exterior work. So organizers of a fundraiser are asking area women if they would like to pay for some for themselv...
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Chicago man victorious in chicken wing eating contest
Oct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - LAS VEGAS -- Two hot dog eating champs faced an upset -- not of the stomach variety -- when a Chicago culinary arts student trounced them in eating chicken wings. Patric...
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Irradiation machines seen as terrorist tools
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FundraisersOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Fundraisers To submit your listing, e-mail ntwohey@dailyherald.com, or fax (847) 427-1301 at least two weeks prior to the event October Fall used book sale: Friends of t...
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Fire district events to focus on teaching children safetyOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - For National Fire Prevention Week, the Hampshire Fire Protection District will host its eighth annual Drawn Down Dance and Silent Auction on Saturday. It will follow a w...
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Elgin business gives laptops to contest winnersOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - At 4 p.m. today, three Boys and Girls Club of Elgin members will be presented with brand new laptop computers, courtesy of Aaron's Sale & Lease in Elgin. The business wo...
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A way to keep memories ever green in NapervilleOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - While trying to think of a unique way to propose to his girlfriend, Mike Wesling stumbled upon a plaque at the base of a tree in a Naperville park. A few minutes of Inte...
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Durbin talks McHenry County issuesOct 09, 2007 11:00 pm - U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin might not have had a lot of answers for McHenry County officials Tuesday, but he did offer one novel service: he listened. "Durbin's been a wonderf...