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Sheriff recommends jail officer be firedAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kane County corrections officer and former jail director should be fired, Sheriff Pat Perez is recommending. Todd Exline, a 25-year department veteran, is slated to ap...
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...
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High costs may quash energy plan at library branchAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they may have to shut down plans for a geothermal energy system at their new branch library. But officials say they are still co...
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Briefs: Model T's take to streetsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Chapter of the Model T Ford Club International will hold its annual car show and parade lap Sunday. This event is in remembrance of the Elgin National Roa...
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Your FaithAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - To submit items, e-mail faith@dailyherald.com, or send fax to (847) 427-1301. Children, teens Congregation Beth Judea invites the community to welcome Shabbat with ...
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Birding club plans a trip for SundayAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The briefs Birding club plans a trip for Sunday The DuPage Birding Club will have a field trip at 3 p.m. Sunday to the Lake Calumet area southeast of Chicago. Targets fo...
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Experts say hookahs are as addictive as cigarettesAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - If you have an older teenager, you know the seemingly endless list of things they say that are not quite true. "Everyone's going!" "The test is going to be easy, I don't...
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'The Odd Couple' coming to Drury LaneAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - "The Odd Couple" 2½ out of four Location: Drury Lane Oak Brook, 100 Drury Lane, Oakbrook Terrace Times: 1:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday, 8 p.m. Thursday, 8:30 p.m. Frid...
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Parents should remember to handle kids with careAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A delivery man wheeled in his cart stacked high with boxes, each labeled "Glassware -- Handle With Care." Next on the elevator was a woman pulling along a small child. T...
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End of an era: Hastert won't seek re-electionAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The high school wrestling coach who rose to House Speaker stepped off the political mat Friday. Congressman Denny Hastert told several hundred supporters gathered at the...