Elisabeth Mistretta
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$1.7 million given to Bensenville schoolsOct 20, 2008 11:00 pm - To compensate for Bensenville's declining tax base under the O'Hare Modernization Program, airport officials Monday gave a total of $1.7 million to two area school distr...
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Pretty in pinkOct 19, 2008 11:00 pm - There's nothing vain about two beauty treatments being offered this month at six local salons. Quite possibly, these luxuries could be saving lives. As part of national ...
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W. Chicago man leads group helping Iraqis in danger for helping U.S.Oct 18, 2008 11:00 pm - Even though his skull was cracked, his wrists, jaw and nose broken and he'd taken 70 stitches in his face, Kirk Johnson knew his friend, Yaghdan, would suffer a worse fa...
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Halloween happeningsOct 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Maybe you love hunting for the perfect costume. Or surrendering to haunted house scares. Of course, this month brings one perk that almost everyone can agree on: candy. ...
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Addison woman runs marathon in husband's memoryOct 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Even the sun hadn't yet risen. Still, Caroline Parisi awoke before dawn several days a week to train for the Chicago Marathon two years ago. Her husband, Lenny, hated th...
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Group home rebuilt after fire; residents thrilled to be backOct 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Just more than a year after it was deemed uninhabitable after a fire, residents of 142 Wood St. in West Chicago are moving back into their newly restored home. A county-...
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Bear's Tillman helps build Addison school playgroundOct 07, 2008 11:00 pm - While the toddlers and young children who attend Ardmore Elementary School are thrilled about their new playground, the grown-ups at the Addison school are just as excit...
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Falcons spark homecoming fireworksOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - It was a week filled with dancing, outrageous outfits, athletic rivalry, reunions, charity and even some fireworks. The students at Wheaton North High School in Wheaton ...
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Addison families 'devastated' by Dist. 88 condemnationOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Several Addison homeowners are fighting the condemnation of their homes by DuPage High School District 88, land it needs to build a drainage pond. To accommodate stormwa...
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Carol Stream police chief retiring after 29 yearsOct 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Carol Stream police Chief Rick Willing won't bring up any awards or heroics when he recalls his greatest accomplishment during his 29 years with the department. Instead,...