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The best time to deal with an emergency is before it happens. That's the message the city of Naperville is looking to convey throughout September as it observes National Preparedness Month.

A roundup of what's going on during Last Fling.

A "phantom alarm" Thursday morning in one of the air handling systems at Waubonsie Valley High School forced students and staff to evacuate the building, Principal Kristine Marchiando wrote in a message to parents Thursday.

Will County Board Chairman Jim Moustis said the county has to protect itself from any pre-election, politically motivated decisions about the proposed Peotone airport.

When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, Karen Gehse wanted to help victims, but wasn't sure how. "I thought about doing different things, like adopting a dog, but nothing seemed right," she said.

Four exotic birds and four exotic squirrels have been recovered from a home in Berwyn, and four people have been arrested and three of them charged in the thefts of the animals from pet stores in Naperville, Bolingbrook, St. Charles and Batavia, police said.

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Naperville Mayor A. George Pradel announced Wednesday afternoon that he is seeking a fifth term in office. Shortly after midnight, Councilman Kenn Miller said he was a candidate for mayor as well.

A 28-year-old Naperville man has been arrested on a charge of aggravated battery with a weapon for allegedly slashing an Aurora woman Monday night. Carlos C. Ibanez, of the 1500 block of Fairway Drive, surrendered to police at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, according to reports.

A hospital room is no place for a kid to grow up. Sometimes, though, the support of modern medical machinery, and people trained in its use, is a matter of life and death.

The city of Naperville's proposed ROLC district will move forward with only a few changes.

Furloughs. Layoffs. Long lines at the unemployment office. Shredded salaries. These days, everyone is concerned about the economy. People want to know when things will get better, and they pray things won't get worse. That's why Will County Board member John Anderson, D-Monee, held his second breakfast Wednesday for workers and labor leaders at the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 173 hall.

DuPage County State's Attorney Joe Birkett, along with Judge Michael Wolfe and Assistant State's Attorney Romas Mockaitis were honored recently by the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation.

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."

The city of Naperville is hosting a National Preparedness Month open house from 4 to 7 p.m. to provide residents and businesses with the opportunity to tour emergency and disaster relief vehicles, including the DuPage Mobile Command Vehicle.

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For the fourth time in little more than two years, thieves have plundered a pet store on Naperville's far west side, this time making off with a rare Australian cockatoo named Joey who is valued at $3,300, the store owners said.

For the second time in just over three months, a novice driver has been charged with speeding, this time for allegedly racing at 95 mph through a construction zone in Naperville where the speed limit is posted at 25 mph. Kevin R. Eid, 17, also is accused of driving with more than one high school-age or younger passenger.