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Program offers lessons on travel safetyOct 31, 2021 5:49 pm - If you're planning a trip to a foreign country any time soon, you may find the program on "Travel Smart, Travel Safe" sponsored by the Dundee Township Public Library wor...
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Naperville: Folks in Pass Christian salute youOct 31, 2021 5:50 pm - Early birds, turtles and conservation were among topics of conversation last week. "Is this too early?" asked cheerful Mayor Chipper McDermott of Pass Christian, Miss., ...
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Saddam's daughter staysOct 31, 2021 5:50 pm - AMMAN, Jordan -- Jordan indicated Monday it is not ready to surrender Saddam Hussein's eldest daughter to Iraq, despite a new push from authorities in Baghdad for her to...
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Village wants clean waterOct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - Carol Stream trustees passed a resolution Monday expressing concern over a permit issued to an oil refinery owned by BP Amoco in Whiting, Ind., that would allow the comp...
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Conservation TIF district recommendedOct 31, 2021 5:52 pm - TIFs -- they're not just for blighted areas any more. An explanation of how a tax increment financing district can spur development that conserves an area's value and p...
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Swollen river a threatOct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - Homes near the rain-swollen Des Plaines River escaped relatively unscathed from the weekend's storms, but forecasts of showers for days still to come make their ultimate...
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Glendale Heights man accused in drug charges gets 4 yearsOct 31, 2021 5:49 pm - A man police say led a drug ring that delivered heroin, Ecstasy and other drugs from Chicago to the far Northwest suburbs was sentence sentenced to four years in prison ...
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Drunken driving deaths upOct 31, 2021 5:49 pm - ARLINGTON, Va. -- Drunken driving fatalities increased in 22 states in 2006 and fell in 28 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, federal transportation offic...
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U.S. combat role reduction?Oct 31, 2021 5:48 pm - WASHINGTON -- U.S. military officials are narrowing the range of Iraq strategy options and appear to be focusing on reducing the U.S. combat role in 2008 while increasin...
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China defends exportsOct 31, 2021 5:51 pm - BEIJING -- China has launched a new campaign to restore international trust in its products with a weeklong television series defending the country's safety standards. B...