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President Bush watched Gonzalez, himself an immigrant Army vet, swear in the three new soldier-citizens last week. Specialist Sergio Lopez, originally from Mexico City, moved to Bolingbrook, Ill., in 1998, and joined the Army in 2003. "He put his life on the line each day driving between observation posts and his unit's forward operating base in the Baghdad area," Bush said at the ceremony. Ten days into his second tour of Iraq in January, Lopez, 24, lost both of his legs to a roadside bomb. "There's no better way to prove that you want...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fast Track | 7/31/2006 | See Source »

...insurance and labor costs sharply. As a result, these flying machines cost from a few thousand dollars to $30,000, in contrast to $100,000 or more for a conventional aircraft. "Before these planes came along," says police sergeant Bruce Talbot, who built and operates his Long-EZ in Bolingbrook, Ill., "flying meant you had to be a rich...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED? | 10/27/1997 | See Source »

...number of readers were happy to find similarities between our early ancestor Homo erectus ((March 14)) and the Homo sapiens of today. Margaret Segal of Bolingbrook, Illinois, thought our cover subject might have changed his name. She notes, "He looks alarmingly like a blind date I once had." Seymour Mandel of Chicago is positive: "This is the same guy who hit me up for some spare change downtown last week." Roberta Jaeger of St. Simons Island, Georgia, comments, "He's the spitting image of a fine man who once worked as my cook in Indonesia." Roberto Llamas of Miami thinks...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Gee, That Guy Looks Familiar | 4/4/1994 | See Source »

Donna Hartman Bolingbrook...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 25, 1980 | 2/25/1980 | See Source »

According to Bolingbrook police, Fred Flynn, a steel-and-copper salesman, was in desperate financial straits and had been moonlighting as a cab driver when he met Miller, who mentioned his yearning for a child bride. Flynn offered his stepdaughter, Miller offered the $30,000 in bonds, and the sale was concluded...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CHILDREN: Hunting for a Diana | 4/2/1973 | See Source »

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