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DuPage forest chief gets a raiseSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve District commissioners finalized Tuesday a new contract for Executive Director Brent Manning, bringing his pay to $161,500. Manning started...
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McHenry's County auditor calls Bianchi expenses excessiveSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Taxpayers picked up the tab for many a breakfast, lunch or dinner for McHenry County State's Attorney Lou Bianchi or his staff, county records show. A list obtained thr...
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Itasca wants to go from 'boring' to wowSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - When's the last time you were "WOW'd" as you pulled into Itasca? Village trustees would tell you it's likely been six to 10 years and that's too long. Members of the vil...
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Aurora council gets look at park plansSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A riverfront park will do for Aurora what Millennium Park did for Chicago. At least that's the hope of Aurora aldermen, who took an in-depth look Tuesday at plans for th...
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Briefs: Vehicle tips for seniorsSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The Central Kane County Triad will present a "Vehicle Wintering Tips" seminar for senior citizens at 11 a.m. today at Delnor Health and Wellness Center, 296 Randall Road...
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Icy Antarctica started out connected to India, AfricaSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Thomas Peterson, 10, a fifth-grader at Libertyville's Butterfield School, asked, "When was Antarctica formed?" Antarctica, the fifth largest continent with 5 million s...
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Briefs: Homecoming fun setSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Mundelein High School students and employees have a variety of homecoming week events scheduled, starting Friday with the announcement of the homecoming court sweet 16. ...
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Wheaton Kiwanis select 2007 citizen of the yearSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - From the time Robert Donisch moved into Wheaton, he could be found every year loading up his station wagon with donated food to bring to needy families during the holida...
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Suicide risk to elderly ignored
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Not long after 72-year-old Anne Beale Golson had retired on disability from her job as a librarian, she put a stack of paid bills out for the mail, hung up a freshly pre...
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Cook County commissioner pitches sales tax hikeSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy proposed a sales hike Tuesday, saying the county has no other choice. Her plan would raise the county's sales tax to 2.75 ...