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Pool party
Summer's last splash
Labor Day weekend marks the unofficial end of summer. Many outdoor pools and water parks will close after the Monday holiday. Here's where to take one last plunge.

• Map: Pools and water parks

• Restraining order against stabbing victim
• Attorney not guilty in courthouse chest-bump
• Auroran faces charges in thefts
• 2 arrested, 2 questioned in exotic bird thefts
• Kane prosecutor makes bid for judgeship
• Teary reunion for good Samaritan, crash victim
Auroran faces charges in thefts Aurora man charged in hospital stabbing Aurora man charged in hospital stabbing Chamber looking to replace staffers Attorney not guilty in courthouse chest-bump Kane prosecutor makes bid for judgeship Yorkville Hometown Days opens Thursday night Sandwich police chief retiring

• Cougars beat rehabbing Cubs pitcher Silva
• Roundup
• Flout along with Manny
• Making a last impression
• New traditions with the old
• Costly repair bills for new Cubs owners
• Sox win again under Manny's watchful eye
• Earlville-Leland continues mastery of Somonauk
• Last-second loss tests Metea Valley
• Three-goal surge boosts Kaneland volleyball
• Eagles gets focused, beat Tomcats
• Aurora area cross-country team capsules
• Beacon-News girls cross-country preview
York upsets top-ranked Benet Tulacka leads Downers North past Redhawks Top 50 girls volleyball players Monday's boys soccer roundup Saturday's football roundup Friday's football roundup

Eight ways to get away this Labor Day weekend
AAA motor club projects the number of Americans traveling this Labor Day weekend will jump 9.9 percent higher than last year. It's not too late to plan a Labor Day weekend escape. Here are eight ways to spend the holiday weekend — all reasonable distances from Chicago. And you’ll find something for every budget — and personality, whether your idea of fun is tossing cow chips, taking a walk on the western hemisphere’s longest suspension bridge or eating your weight in BBQ ribs.
• Eight great Labor Day getaways

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• Cooking with eggs? Be smart
• The early look at what's hot for Halloween
• Ovary removal helps women at high risk cancer risk
• Fighting for Karen
• Mother of Aurora's spirit lingers far beyond lifetime
• What is the best e-book reader?
• Healthbeat: Learn to be an advocate for your own health care

U.S. manufacturing increases

U.S. manufacturing expanded in August for the 13th straight month, lifting hopes that economic growth won't stall.

• Sun-Times Media launches ToDrive.com
• Storage facilities become hot properties
• Tips for handling first-day jitters
• Survey: Workers still nervous about jobs
• Chamber looking to replace staffers
• Business Briefs
• Sun-Times launches ToDrive.com car-buying site
• Switch banks with caution

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'Jersey Shore' cast member to visit area
A new nightclub is coming to Naperville and with it, a cast member from the hit MTV show "Jersey Shore." On Sept. 24, LIT Nightclub will open at 4448 E. New York St. in Aurora with DJ Pauly D, real name Paul Delvecchio, at the turntables. Delvecchio, originally from Providence, R.I., rose to stardom last year after joining the cast of MTV's new reality show, "Jersey Shore."



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• Yorkville Hometown Days opens Thursday night
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