NAPERVILLE, Ill.—-Nicor Gas will participate in 54 Fire Department Open Houses across its service territory to educate the public on natural gas safety. The program will run through October 14 with the majority of open houses to take place during National Fire Prevention Week .

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If you need a hug, you won’t get it at Percy Julian Middle School.

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The Alsip Park District Teen Committee is accepting applications for the 2007-2008 vacancies.

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Detroit News / detnews.com readers have plenty of opinions about the UAW going on strike against General Motors, with most who wrote in in the first few hours after the strike was called criticizing the union and its members. Following is a sample of comments (typos, grammar and misspellings are those of the commenters):

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Winners of nationwide art contest travel to Washington, D.C., Sept 14-16, 2007.

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All seniors are invited to the village of Midlothian’s next Senior Luncheon on Friday at Raday Lodge, 145th Street and Kedzie Avenue, Midlothian.

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The Chattanooga Regional History Museum and The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga will host a lecture by Robert Edsel on the work of the “Monuments Men,” who saved or recovered many of the world’s great artworks from Nazi Germany.

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