Anna Madrzyk
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Pull ups 'immunize' Lombard kids against obesityJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - To pass the semiannual fitness test, a U.S. Marine must be able to perform three pull ups. Most Marines can do a lot more, but only three are required. The pull up - or...
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Missing West Chicago teenager found safeJun 25, 2010 11:00 pm - A 13-year-old West Chicago girl missing since Tuesday was found safe early Friday morning at a residence in unincorporated DuPage County. DuPage County sheriff's deputi...
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Lombard will close bridge if Glen Ellyn won't payJun 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Lombard plans to close the aging Hill Avenue bridge on July 1 if neighboring Glen Ellyn won't pitch in on the cost of rebuilding it. The bridge over the DuPage River ju...
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Will sitting on big orange balls help Lombard students improve focus?Jun 19, 2010 11:00 pm - The rule in Becky Tomasello's fifth grade class was clear: "No extreme bouncing." But a little bouncing was expected - and even OK. Starting in March, her students took ...
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Lombard preschooler's risky surgery a successJun 17, 2010 11:00 pm - A newly rewired heart beats inside Lombard preschooler Tim Grobart's tiny chest. Surgeons at the University of Michigan successfully performed the risky "double switch" ...
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Can Z's lead to A's? West Chicago students want later classesJun 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Like most kids their age, the youngsters in Patricia Macko's language arts class at West Chicago Middle School often find themselves wide-awake when they should be sleep...
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West Chicago police sergeant fired for holding movie nightJun 11, 2010 11:00 pm - A longtime West Chicago police sergeant was fired this week for showing on-duty officers a movie as a "reward" during their shift. Sgt. Leonardo Aviles, a 19-year vetera...
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Lombard fire chief retiresJun 08, 2010 11:00 pm - Longtime Lombard Fire Chief George "Ed" Seagraves will retire effective July 30, village officials announced late Tuesday. Seagraves has spent the past 25 years with the...
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Kidney donors' gifts stretch beyond suburbsJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - Cara Yesawich didn't want to wait until she died to become an organ donor. In one amazing act, the 54-year-old marketing consultant changed the lives of eight people. Ye...
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Moved by teen's plight, Oak Brook grandma became a kidney donorJun 06, 2010 11:00 pm - In her online profile, Lita Tomas wrote that she is a "grandmother, age 56," a "nonsmoker," in "excellent physical condition," and "willing to travel." But the Oak Brook...