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Hoffman Estates residents blast state budget cutsSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The pleas came in the forms of letters from children and testimonies from mayors and school officials. They didn't care if Gov. Rod Blagojevich favored his political all...
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Celebrate equinox with hike SundaySep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - The days are getting shorter, the nights longer and a walk this weekend at Morton Arboretum will celebrate the transition to fall. Hikers can experience the waning hour...
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Teen gets probation, suspended sentenceSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - A teenage girl who spent 18 days locked up after her arrest for handing out anti-gay fliers at her high school will not have to serve any more time behind bars if she st...
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Gurnee restaurant plans to build wind turbineSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Chipotle Mexican Grill plans to open what it calls an environmentally friendly restaurant -- complete with a wind turbine in the shadows of a large electric transmission...
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Geneva's Island Park back in actionSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Imagine cleaning up a flooded basement that spans 11.5 acres. That's the task the Geneva Park District staff has faced the past 25 days, as it tries to bring Island Park...
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Casino, road measures advance, but may be doomedSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A multibillion-dollar political tug of war continued Tuesday as the Illinois Senate approved three new casinos to finance massive road construction knowin...
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Lisle softball team ready to make run at state titleSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - It has been a good year for softball in the Lisle school district -- and it's only getting better. This past June, Lisle High School advanced to the Class A state tourna...
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Trial focuses on where to draw line in sportsSep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - In the midst of an intensely heated third period, authorities say, David Micek turned a Hoffman Estates floor hockey game into a jury question. Raising his stick above ...
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Lombard to close Moran pool in 2008Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - After a swim season in which failing infrastructure forced the lap pool to prematurely shut down, Lombard park commissioners voted unanimously Tuesday night to scrap pla...
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Pavarotti spreads the wealth in his will
Sep 18, 2007 11:00 pm - ROME -- Luciano Pavarotti left half his estate to his second wife and half to his four daughters, including three from his first marriage, an attorney said Tuesday. In t...