Jake Griffin
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Sandhill cranes move into new habitat in Glen EllynJul 09, 2008 11:00 pm - It's not so easy to carry a fully grown sandhill crane, even if most of the trek is downhill. Amy Cain discovered the difficulties the task presents Wednesday as she car...
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Cops find hijacked cigarette truck but not smokesJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Authorities have recovered the Eby-Brown truck that was hijacked in Downers Grove, but the trailer nearly full of cigarettes is still missing. Downers Grove Deputy Polic...
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Health department slates anti-tobacco weekend programsJul 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Dueling anti-tobacco programs are being staged this weekend by the DuPage County Health Department. Both are geared toward educating residents about the dangers of using...
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Country jam band is a Ribfest stapleJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - Heartsfield turned their Sunday performance at Naperville's Ribfest into a CD release party. "We have a brand new CD called 'Disrupting the Country' that we're officiall...
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Organizers say Naperville's Ribfest could set recordJul 06, 2008 11:00 pm - After four days of food, music and near-perfect weather, Naperville Exchange Club's Ribfest is at an end. Organizers said they are on their way to breaking last year's r...
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Another DuPage County barbecue joint takes Ribfest honorsJul 05, 2008 11:00 pm - For the second straight year, a DuPage County barbecue restaurant has claimed the top prize at Naperville's Ribfest and come in second for its sauce. Wood Dale's Sweet B...
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If you lost it at Ribfest, someone probably found itJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - By the time Ribfest ends Sunday in Naperville, there will be more found items on the floor around the "Lost & Found Box" than actually in it. "I do think they could get ...
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Another sellout at RibfestJul 04, 2008 11:00 pm - Native Illinois rockers REO Speedwagon became the first band to sell out Naperville's Ribfest twice. Organizers from the Naperville Exchange Club expected to have to clo...
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Dress code for Ribfest: PracticalJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Practicality trumps style and comfort when it comes to dressing for Ribfest. Just ask Ralph Pressy. Slinging lemonade from an open-air tent at Ribfest in Naperville all ...
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GOP fails to keep Cullerton off ballotJul 03, 2008 11:00 pm - Apparently, if it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it's a donkey. Republicans trying to keep a Democratic state Senate challenger off the Nov. 4 ballot because ...