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God, free speech and a lawsuitOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Erika Corder says she was just a high school sophomore when she first felt the power of God. She had a Christian upbringing. Her father worked for Focus on the Family, a...
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Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame seeks 2008 nomineesOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nominations are being sought for the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame. Previous inductees include a violinist, a ballerina, an opera singer, an illustrator, a composer and t...
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Stevenson teacher to incorporate green roof into classroom projectOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Ron Carmichael plans to add some greenery to Stevenson High School. But once it's installed, no one will be able to see the green roof. That is, unless they study the te...
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Dance fails draw rain - or visitors
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - WOODSTOCK, Ga. -- It was billed as a rain festival to fight Georgia's drought, and even included a rain dance, but turnout was slim and precipitation was even scarcer th...
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Woodridge mayor's son gets 30 days for attempted tryst with teenOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The son of the Woodridge mayor was sentenced today to 30 days in jail for trying to have sex with a 15-year-old girl he met on the Internet. William F. Murphy, 33, of Sc...
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Getting the word out about Naperville's service programsOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville is rich with social service programs and assistance organizations. But the problem many of those organizations' and programs' leaders face is getting word out...
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Illinois cop accused of sexually abusing strippers
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - BELGIUM, Ill. -- On the western edge of town sits a ranch-style building that might be called nondescript if it weren't for the top-to-bottom aqua paint job and the litt...
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Mothers club sponsors Halloween partyOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - The gymnasium at North Aurora's Fearn Elementary School transformed into a chamber of fun Sunday as the North Aurora Mothers Club hosted about 350 children and their par...
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Durbin takes on the 'superbug'
Oct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has announced legislation to better detect, prevent and treat drug-resistant bacteria such as MRSA. MRSA is a staph bacteria that doesn't re...
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Briefs: Dist. 120 plans for futureOct 28, 2007 11:00 pm - Nearly 100 Mundelein High School District 120 residents and staff members participated last week in the first of seven long-range planning discussions. While the topic o...