All Stories from October 24, 2007 (Change date)
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Oil rig workers killed, missingOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- At least 10 oil workers were killed when a drilling platform hit an oil rig, spilling gas and oil into the Gulf of Mexico, the state-owned oil company sai...
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Man gets 30 days for burglarizing churchesOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the final defendants involved in a string of church break-ins in Wheaton will serve a short stint in jail for his role in the brazen crimes. Nedim Sivcevic, 25, o...
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Holiday lights display would be a first in AuroraOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - This year, the City of Lights may shine even more brightly around the holidays. That's thanks to plans by the Aurora Rotary Club for a Holiday Festival of Lights at Phil...
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Microsoft pays up for Facebook partnershipOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - SEATTLE -- Microsoft beat out rival Google Wednesday in a battle to invest in socializing Web site Facebook, agreeing to pay $240 million for a roughly 1.6 percent stake...
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More restrictions ordered in South as water levels fallOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - WEST POINT, Ga. -- Gov. Sonny Perdue on Wednesday banned the washing of state vehicles and ordered inmates to take one quick shower a day as part of an effort to reduce ...
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A few ways to deal with leaping taxesOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Your real estate tax assessment shows another jump. Used to be, we suffered from creeping taxes -- now it's leaping taxes. Two of our dearest neighbor s are packing it i...
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Plumber's top job was learning to build a companyOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - As Matt Morse's marker squeaked out financial calculations across a white board, his three-man audience across the conference table leaned back in their chairs. Morse pa...
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Santa, reindeer lined up for Mt. Prospect's winter paradeOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Live reindeer, Santa and Mrs. Claus and festive floats will be greeting those in the holiday spirit in Mount Prospect on Dec. 1. The village's eighth annual Winter Festi...
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Foreign currency CDs are availableOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. With the euro so high, is it still a worthwhile investment to buy euros? If not, any other recommended currencies as part of a retirement portfolio's international bo...
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China sends probe to moonOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIJING -- Embarking on an ambitious 10-year moon exploration program, China launched its first lunar probe Wednesday -- a leap forward in the Asian space race that gave...