Jake Griffin
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More mud, different Monkee highlight W. Chicago Railroad DaysJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Organizers of West Chicago's Railroad Days celebration are looking for the crowd to provide some of the entertainment this year. Sunday's Live Band Karaoke will allow go...
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Ousted COD president invited back for recognitionJul 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Former College of DuPage President Sunil Chand is returning to the campus. COD trustees next month are feting the former campus leader, who was ousted in May 2008. "He ...
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New honey building for forest preserve's old farmJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Processing regulations are making DuPage County Forest Preserve officials refine honey the newfangled way at its old-fashioned farm. The forest preserve district is brea...
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Hinsdale's Dillard launches bid for governor, adds to crowded GOP fieldJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - While formally announcing Wednesday his candidacy for governor, state Sen. Kirk Dillard of Hinsdale also: • Suggested everyone else drop out of the crowded GOP field to ...
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Gilgis to quit DuPage County BoardJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - DuPage County Board member Kyle Gilgis announced Tuesday she is stepping down at the end of August, a year before her term expires. The 59-year-old Downers Grove Republi...
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Soggy Saturday reins in revenue at DuPage festivalsJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A nearly daylong deluge on July 4 may have had the greatest impact on the bottom lines of several holiday weekend festivals in DuPage County. About 150,000 people attend...
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Rib vendor antsy while waiting for judging resultsJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Larry "Duce" Raymond can't relax. He's three days into the Naperville Exchange Club's Ribfest and as the event's reigning rib champion, he's looking to repeat. His ribs ...
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Ribbers never discount the younger taste budsJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - While 24 adults make up the judging corps that determines the top three ribs and sauce at Naperville's Ribfest, only nine sets of younger taste buds decide who wins Kid'...
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Longtime favorites return to Ribfest winner's circleJul 04, 2009 11:00 pm - Texas Outlaws BBQ are the New York Yankees of Naperville's Ribfest. The longtime rib vendor at the Naperville Exchange Club's annual Fourth of July weekend festival took...
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For Trixie Fender, playing Ribfest is like coming homeJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Once booted from her Naperville North High School choir class, Trixie Fender is coming back to her hometown to sing from the main stage at Ribfest. "I would sit in the b...