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Frosty Fest to usher in holidaysDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - West Chicago will usher in the holiday season on Saturday, Dec. 5, with a slate of events ranging from a children's candy cane hunt to bargains in downtown businesses to...
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Carol Stream wheelchair player brings home the goldDec 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Jonathon Ruiz had his moments of doubt and frustration. Five years ago, at the age of 10, back surgery to help him deal with a spinal birth defect put him in a wheelchai...
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Family of Keeneyville fire victim gets help from communityNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - An impromptu clothing drive to help the family of a woman killed in a house fire last week didn't last very long. But it didn't have to. Marjorie Breese, whose daughter ...
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Glenbard West junior dons costume to urge kids to lead healthy lifestyleNov 29, 2009 10:00 pm - David Noland has never trained as a clown. He's never made balloon animals nor been in a circus. Yet there he was last spring, wearing a brightly colored wig and perform...
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Wheaton man's love for volunteering leads to, well, loveNov 28, 2009 10:00 pm - As a volunteer at the Western Open golf tournament in August 1986, Gerry Stratelak took his turn as a first-aid station supervisor. It was not the first time he had vol...
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Glen Ellyn Holiday Walk focuses on friendshipNov 26, 2009 10:00 pm - There should be no crying or pouting tonight in Glen Ellyn when Santa Claus and Frosty the Snowman thumpety-thump-thump their way into town. The 40th Annual Holiday Walk...
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Cops search for answers behind Addison family tragedyNov 25, 2009 10:00 pm - An Addison man active in his community opened fire Wednesday on his family before killing himself in a murder-suicide captured on the wife's desperate 911 call, authorit...
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Glen Ellyn Library getting tax boost for repairsNov 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Glen Ellyn Public Library officials soon will have the $3 million they say they need to make building repairs. The village board has agreed to borrow the money by issuin...
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Wheaton to set rules for prayer before council meetingsNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Despite objections from a national group opposed to the practice, religious invocation before Wheaton City Council meetings does not appear to be going anywhere anytime ...
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Baskets of Love' make holidays easier for those in needNov 23, 2009 10:00 pm - Elizabeth Kindgren doesn't have to think too hard to figure out who to be thankful for this Thanksgiving. As she has nearly every week for the past year, Lindgren picke...