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DuPage County area Halloween happeningsOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Through October • Cosley Zoo will host its Pumpkins and Scarecrows Fest from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily through October at the zoo, 1356 N. Gary Ave., Wheaton. Visitors can ...
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Gin Blossoms to headline at Mission club on FridayOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Sounds like the Mission night club is the place to be for those looking to party at the start of Halloween weekend. As part of "Medusa Halloween 2007" scheduled for Frid...
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Health care for allOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Karyna Smith of St. Charles came to the free health fair Saturday at the Salvation Army with her husband and their two small children. But the focus was on her mother, M...
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Trip to Ireland sparks fascination with its pastOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Being neither Irish nor Catholic I never gave Ireland much thought. When my husband suggested a vacation there, I was amenable, but had no particular expectations. Perha...
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Campton Hills, meet your first chiefOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Sunday spotlight A long look at local newsmakers For Greg Anderson, the clock started ticking the day he was hired. Forty-six days to build a police department from scr...
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Light magicOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Like most of us, Colin Cranmer is a walking contradiction. He's equal parts organized and wildly creative. For example, when it comes to his art, which he calls "devic...
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Crash near Elburn injures threeOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Three people were injured Saturday in a nearly head-on crash between a pick-up truck and a semi-tractor trailer near Elburn. It appeared Annette M. Theobald, 47, of 46W6...
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Talks, walks with teen are really great giftsOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - Every so often my 15-year-old daughter takes me for a walk. Sometimes it's her idea. I get home from work or take a break from some weekend job and find she is standing ...
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Arrogance isn't good for science or religionOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - "Dark energy" makes up 74 percent of the universe, and scientists confess that after 10 years of study they don't have any idea what it is. This awareness has "shaken th...
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Classified ad inspires Marble WorksOct 20, 2007 11:00 pm - A blind classified advertisement set this South Elgin business's course for the next 18 years. It all started when Tom Wienckowski answered a newspaper ad to purchase mo...