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Naperville park board urges patience on parcelAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Residents hoping to hear an update from the Naperville Park District about the fate of a 6-acre parcel were told to stay tuned. "The (park) board understands and respect...
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Old, new taxis to be displayed at village expoAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - In days past, hailing a taxi was one way to cop a ride. The other was to mosey to that corner contraption -- the now-extinct phone box -- and dial 303 to reach the local...
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A million dollars for this state budget?Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The long, strange, increasingly expensive quest for a state budget took yet another odd political twist Thursday when Chicago officials reportedly began l...
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Shuttle damage from launch debris is slight
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Schoolteacher-turned-astronaut Barbara Morgan helped operate a 100-foot robot arm and extension boom in a hunt for damage on her first full day i...
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FedEx won't be alone on Elgin's Airport RoadAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - City officials already have said that FedEx is coming to Elgin. But by the time the Memphis-based company's new facility is up and running, it will probably have severa...
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Illinois State Fair set to open today
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A farmyard scene sculpted of butter, a contest for the best "breakfast on a stick," and harness races at the Grandstand. Yes, it's Illinois State Fair tim...
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Island Lake meeting mandateAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - After the Lake County state's attorney's office told Island Lake its committee structure violates the Open Meetings Act, the village board took steps Thursday night to c...
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Des Plaines' Sister Fest going country this yearAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Corral the family and friends. It's time for the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth's annual Sister Fest on Saturday. And this one-day festival will be a little bit...
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Naperville school board's pick draws fireAug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - Jackie Romberg's appointment to the Naperville Unit District 203 school board is drawing fire from critics who say it smacks of political cronyism. The school board vote...
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Limited passenger screening proposed
Aug 09, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government proposed a new version of its airline passenger screening program Thursday, stripped of the data mining that aroused privacy concerns and le...