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Hoffman schoolhouse handed death sentenceSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Hoffman Estates could soon deliver a demolition permit for the Lindbergh Schoolhouse, thus ending a 12-year saga on what to do with the building. "A couple days at the m...
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DuPage County forest preserve searched for woman's bodySep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Police and rescue crews this morning scoured Meacham Grove Forest Preserve near Roselle for several hours. They were searching for the body of a woman believed to be mis...
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Naperville pub to raise money for world firefighters' foundationSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - I recently wrote about the Gear Up Foundation, an initiative founded by Vincent Forras, a New York firefighter who responded to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001....
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Route 53 widening still up in the airSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A state plan to widen Route 53 south of Butterfield Road near Glen Ellyn still is on the table -- and neighbors still say it's a bad idea. Illinois Department of Transpo...
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Newcomers Club helps new residents feel more at home in townSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The median age of a Naperville adult is 34 years, according to the U.S. census. The average Napervillian will move every 2.7 years. In a young and fluid city like this, ...
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Vernon Area Public Library notesSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - For information or to register, call (847) 634-3650 or visit www.vapld.info. All programs are offered free, unless otherwise indicated. Library hours are 9 a.m. to ...
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Lawmakers ditch bailout plan for Chicago transitSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers rejected a multimillion-dollar bailout of the Chicago region's transit agencies Tuesday, a move that not only threatens to curtail bus ser...
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Exposure for independent filmSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The village of Palatine this weekend just might be a stepping stone to the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Filmmakers from across the country are in town for ...
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Briefs: Conviction in sex caseSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - An 80-year-old Lombard man was convicted of sexual assault Tuesday in DuPage County court. Guiseppe Metallo was accused of inappropriately touching a woman who was takin...
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Fremont School opening goes off without a hitchSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The first day of class is enough to give any kid butterflies. But when an entirely new school opens, students, teachers -- even district officials -- anxiously await the...