Marie Wilson
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Roundhouse re-opens in AuroraJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - It might just be a new era for the historic train Roundhouse in Aurora. After a couple months of renovation, the Roundhouse’s restaurant reopened Friday afternoon under ...
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Pippen’s message to campers: Work hardJun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Tony Burnette had seen Scottie Pippen mostly in highlight reels of the Bulls’ NBA championship runs in the 1990s — until this week. The 12-year-old power forward from Ch...
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Pippen: Jordan still 'greatest player'Jun 24, 2011 12:00 am - Scottie Pippen says he knows Michael Jordan is “the greatest player that ever played the game.” His comments this spring indicating LeBron James may have surpassed Jord...
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NTSB report sheds little light on ill-fated B-17Jun 23, 2011 12:00 am - It may be a year or more before national safety officials determine what sparked an in-flight fire that ended with a World War II-era B-17 bomber in flames in an Oswego ...
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District 44 schools getting healthier lunchesJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - As one of the main partners in the Tri-Town YMCA’s efforts to reduce obesity in Lombard, the village’s elementary district has at least one healthy change in store for n...
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Aurora police want to update “pawnbrokers” ordinanceJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - Stolen stuff is tough to track. But Aurora police have an idea that may make investigating the whereabouts of pilfered items a bit easier. Police proposed an ordinance...
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Aurora to increase water rates for sewer upgradesJun 22, 2011 12:00 am - The price of a glass of tap water or a soak in the bathtub in Aurora is likely to increase. Aurora residents will notice two increases on their water bill come July, pe...
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Authors spin stories at Glen Ellyn BookfestJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Eight-year-old Genevieve Ick is not an author, but Saturday morning, she helped a children’s book writer turn a simple idea into a story. Author and illustrator Tom Lich...
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Aurora removes 300 infested ash treesJun 18, 2011 12:00 am - Aurora has removed about 300 trees infested with the emerald ash borer so far this year, including 67 on East New York Street near Westfield Fox Valley Shopping Mall, ci...
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Winfield house uninhabitable after fireJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - A Winfield family escaped unharmed Friday morning when fire struck their two-story house in an unincorporated area near Winfield and left the building uninhabitable. Fi...