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Schools explore solar powerOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Rudimentary science class experiments just got a lot more sophisticated. The Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation and ComEd have teamed to dole out more than $200,...
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Nature center needs money, volunteersOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Visitors at the Stillman Nature Center in South Barrington last weekend had a special up-close look at the center's falcons, owls and hawks. This year, the center built ...
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Art OpeningsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - MJ Wild Things, MJ Wild Things Studio, 2388 Sunrise Court, Aurora: Home Studio Show featuring photography and fine arts. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. (630) 710-6722. Caroline Rhea,...
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Smoothing out the walk to schoolOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Kids walking to school along Schoenbeck Road in Prospect Heights might get a sidewalk to make that journey a little easier. Prospect Heights officials plan on talking to...
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Ladies quilting circleOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Every Thursday morning, an assembly line of sorts forms in the basement of Lord of Life Lutheran Church in Schaumburg, when as many as 15 women work at stations to assem...
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'I will not vote for this'Oct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Anything but this. That seems to be the consensus among DuPage County Board members on Chairman Robert Schillerstrom's doomsday budget. In a rare moment of unity on the...
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To avoid any tricks, keep cats indoors on HalloweenOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - The season of ghosts and goblins is upon us. This can be a fun, delightful time for those of us with small children who are still willing to dress in costume, but it can...
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Campton gets legal backup to help track down scofflawsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Beware, lead-foot drivers and zoning scofflaws. Campton Hills now has the legal backup to prosecute you. Village officials voted, 5-0, last week to hire the law firm Sc...
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Fans have a ball with rivalry SaturdayOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - As far as football battles went, this was an old-school Catholic League slugfest. And Bill Fitzgerald made sure to stock up on his Montini High School gear in preparatio...
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Riding for all the right reasonsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Though Barrington's Bob Lee has finished pedaling across the country, his journey continues. After spending nearly six months riding his bicycle 6,500 miles to raise mon...