All Stories from March 8, 2008 (Change date)
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Chinese officials: Foiled terror plots targeted Olympics, planeMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- Chinese police killed alleged terrorists plotting to attack the Beijing Olympics, while a flight crew managed to prevent an apparent attempt to crash a Chines...
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Movers and shakersMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The Chamberlain Group Inc., Elmhurst, announced Scott Mordell, executive vice president, will oversee operations at sister company HeathCo. Rolling Meadows-based Northro...
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Not sold on need for school sales taxMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Some Cook County residents are lathered about a 1 percentage point sales-tax increase to pay for county services, predicting people will jump across the borders to buy c...
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Vanes decorative over practicalMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - There aren't many weather vanes like the one standing atop Jeffrey Smith's garage in Oakhurst, Calif. This one, in the shape of a train, is handmade by a local coppersmi...
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Elgin Image Awards set for 16th yearMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - For the 16th year, the Image Advisory Commission will hold the Elgin Image Awards. The ceremony will begin with a reception at 6 p.m. Thursday in the Heritage Ballroom o...
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Stuck at the airport? Some people want to beMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Did you hear about the chef who was arrested at London's Gatwick International Airport recently? Apparently, he lost his job and his living quarters, so he decided to ta...
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Young journalists deserve recognitionMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The end of February marks Scholastic Journalism Week, a time set aside each year by the Journalism Education Association for recognizing the efforts of student journalis...
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Woman heads out for North PoleMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - LONDON -- British explorer Hannah McKeand set out on Saturday from Canada's Ward Hunt Island in an attempt to become the first woman to reach the North Pole alone and un...
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Maple Sugaring Days brings prairie life to NapervilleMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Steph Bronner likes maple syrup on just about anything -- ice cream, eggs, vegetables. In fact, the self-described "mapleholic," carries a bottle of maple syrup in her p...
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Smaller role for Hughes; Bulls still loseMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Nothing went even remotely well for the Bulls during their 116-93 loss at Boston on Friday. But earlier in the week, the team made an interesting transformation. After l...