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Gordon Brown aide a victim of honeytrap operation by Chinese agents

A top aide to Gordon Brown has been a suspected victim of a "honeytrap" operation by Chinese intelligence agents.

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Wed Jul 23, 2008

Chicago Sun-Times

82-year-old gets 6 months in jail for sex abuse of wife's health aide

An 82-year-old Lombard man who sexually abused the health aide caring for his dying wife was sentenced to six months in jail Tuesday as part of a plea deal with DuPage County prosecutors that enabled him to ...

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Related Topix: Dupage County, IL, Autos

Tue Jul 22, 2008

Daily Herald

Six months in jail for man who molested dying wife's caregiver

An 82-year-old Lombard man who faced up to 15 years in prison for molesting his dying wife's caregiver reached a plea deal Tuesday in which he will serve six months in jail.

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Related Topix: Dupage County, IL

Mon Jul 21, 2008

Daily Herald

Rain dampens Germanfest spirit

A little rain never hurt anyone. And it certainly was not going to keep Lombard resident Larry Burrah from enjoying his brat.

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Related Topix: Life, Food, German Cuisine

Sat Jul 19, 2008

Holland Sentinel

Zylstra and Zwagerman

Jennifer Claire Zylstra and Tyler Jon Zwagerman are engaged and plan to marry on July 26, 2008.

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Related Topix: Calvin College, Chicago (University of Illinois System), University of Illinois System

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Lombardian Newspaper

Lombard firefighter retires after 30-year career with department

For Lombard Firefighter/Paramedic Frank Angileri, July 10 marked a new beginning-the start of his retirement after a three-decade career with the Lombard Fire Department.

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Related Topix: Elmhurst College, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Lombardian Newspaper

Family and friends come together to help ailing Lombard woman

In January of 2006, Donna Grote, 44, a wife and mother of four children, was diagnosed with soft tissue sarcoma, a very rare form of cancer.

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Related Topix: Sarcoma, Medicine, Health, Villa Park, IL

Lombardian Newspaper

Lombard man gets 10 years for armed robbery

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett announced July 10 that Robert Belle, 29, of Lombard was sentenced to 10 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections for the armed robbery of a Glendale Heights gas ...

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Related Topix: Dupage County, IL, Glendale Heights, IL

Mon Jul 14, 2008

Daily Herald

Prospect Hts. woman dies in Lombard crash

Poetry was Penny Bordsen's passion. She wrote her first poem about a cat named Cookie when she was just 4. But she took a break from her craft to raise her two children and support her family with a job in ...

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Related Topix: Prospect Heights, IL, Wheaton, IL, Arts, Poetry, Downers Grove, IL

Daily Herald

Crowds flock to purchase new iPhones

At the AT&T store at 17W504 22nd Street in Oak Brook, most of the shop's inventory of the popular wireless connecting cell phone was gone by 10:30 a.m., according to Todd Flack, AT&T's director of sales.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Cellphones, Electronics, Oak Brook, IL, Willow Springs, IL, iPhone

Sat Jul 12, 2008

West Chicago Press

: Lombard man gets 10-year sentence

A Lombard man convicted of robbing a Glendale Heights gas station in August was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison.

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Related Topix: Glendale Heights, IL

Fri Jul 11, 2008

Daily Herald

Sughed: Armed robber gets 10 years

Robert M. Belle said his downward spiral began when his occasional use of marijuana graduated to cocaine and heroin.

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Related Topix: Glendale Heights, IL, Drugs

Wed Jul 09, 2008

Sun-Times News Group

Offers low for village's proposed 'green' homes

Offers for two village-owned, Barrie Park neighborhood homes have come in below what village officials hoped.

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Related Topix: Oak Park, IL

Mon Jul 07, 2008

Beep!

Villa Park weighs red-light cameras

Villa Park expects to join the growing number of municipalities using cameras at dangerous intersections to catch motorists running red lights.

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Related Topix: Illinois, Villa Park, IL, Chicago, IL, Chicago Metro

Sat Jul 05, 2008

Daily Herald

Lombard festgoers try their luck at bingo

David Bandy had a new way of getting around the Taste of Lombard Saturday after a lucky game of bingo.

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Related Topix: Villa Park, IL, Elmhurst, IL

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Lombardian Newspaper

Village blood drive set for July 16 in new location at community house

The Village of Lombard will hold its summer blood drive on Wednesday, July 16, at the Lombard Park District's Community Building, 433 E. St.

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Thu Jul 03, 2008

Lombardian Newspaper

Memorial rock to get a make-over by aspiring Eagle Scout

In order to achieve the rank of Eagle Scout, Ben Pelz, 17, is required not only to earn at least 21 merit badges, but he must also complete a service project for the community.

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Lombardian Newspaper

Lombard Jaycees invite residents to Madison Meadow for 'Taste'

The Taste of Lombard returns to Madison Meadow park today to offer something for everyone over the holiday weekend.

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Related Topix: Hard-Rock, L.a. Guns

Antioch Review

Updated 7/3: Darien man pleads guilty to grabbing student

A former Montini High School teacher pleaded guilty Tuesday to inappropriately grabbing a student during class in February.

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Related Topix: Darien, IL, Dupage County, IL, Antioch, IL

Tue Jul 01, 2008

Chicago Tribune

Former music teacher at Lombard high school pleads guilty to battery of a student

A former music teacher who was fired from a Lombard Catholic high school avoided a possible yearlong jail sentence Tuesday after admitting that he grabbed the private parts of a student to discipline him.

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Lombard, Illinois is located in Dupage County and is part of the Chicago Metro Area. Zip codes in Lombard, IL include 60148.

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