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Naperville plant closes after 12 yearsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - A Naperville plant that has been in operation for 12 years is shutting down in November as the parent company consolidates work at other facilities. In all, 121 jobs wil...
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Power outages affect thousandsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Power outages left 18,560 ComEd customers in the dark around 1:30 p.m. Monday. Customers in parts of Downers Grove, Woodridge and Lisle were without power; by 6 p.m., po...
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Local company sells wall mount to display signed or game ballsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Two longtime friends recently designed and launched a product geared to the sports enthusiast wanting to display soccer or basketballs. Former Addison neighbors Bruce Me...
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Padilla brothers sentenced to prison for Arlington Heights murderJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Nearly seven years after the stabbing death of an Arlington Heights man, the brothers charged with the crime pleaded guilty and were sentenced to prison Monday. Victor H...
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Business briefsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Lime and AFS join, help environment ELK GROVE VILLAGE -- Lime Energy, an energy-efficiency technology and engineering company, Monday announced the completion of an int...
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Fox Valley DigestJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Police are seeking information on a suspicious truck seen in Virgil Township Sunday. At about 5 p.m. witnesses reported a white Toyota pickup on the side of the road nea...
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Diabetes drug Avandia to stay on marketJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - The benefits outweigh the risks so diabetes drug Avandia should remain on the market, a panel of U.S. advisers said Monday. It was a mixed finding for Deerfield-based Ta...
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Northrop wins Air Force satellite workJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - Northrop Grumman Corp., the third- largest U.S. defense contractor with a division in Rolling Meadows, won satellite system-modification work from the U.S. Air Force val...
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Grayslake police department is checking out of old facilityJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - An old bank just isn't cut out to be a police station. But the Grayslake police have made due for the past 10 years. So it's no surprise police Chief Larry Herzog is ex...
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United flooded with pilot applicantionsJul 30, 2007 11:00 pm - UAL Corp.'s United Airlines received about 1,000 applicants for just 100 openings for new pilots. Interviews are expected to start Aug. 6 at its Elk Grove Township opera...