All Stories from April 8, 2008 (Change date)
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Illinois House rejects one-a-month limit on handgunsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- An effort to bar Illinois residents from buying more than one handgun a month has failed. The measure got only 53 of the 60 votes it needed to pass the Il...
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The briefsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Preschool plans parent open house St. Pius X School's preschool night will be at 7 p.m. today in the St. Pius Social Center, 601 S. Westmore Road, Lombard. The hourlong ...
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Briefs: County joins railroad frayApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - The DuPage County Board voted Tuesday to join a consortium of municipal bodies fighting Canadian National's proposed purchase of the EJ&E Railway line that essentially s...
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U.S. official: Al-Qaida terrorist dead of natural causesApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An Egyptian al-Qaida boss believed to be the planner behind the foiled 2006 terrorist plot to blow up airliners over the Atlantic is dead of natural causes...
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Neighbor sportsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Fishing Members wanted: Midwest Bassbusters, a bass fishing club, seeks new members at any level of experience. The group fishes one weekend a month, April through O...
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Dunk contest victory just shows how women's athletics is evolvingApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - When I called my brother Anthony to tell him I had won the McDonald's dunk contest, he checked the calendar. He laughed and shot back, "Good one, Can, but I know what to...
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Lake Zurich 3, Zion-Benton 0Apr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - At least Lake Zurich's girls soccer team might be getting better. The same can't be said about the weather just yet. "(It) was rainy and 36 degrees," coach Pete Ternes s...
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Bill would make hybrids noisier to protect the blindApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- A bill intended to protect blind people and other pedestrians from the dangers posed by quiet cars will be introduced today in Congress. The measure would r...
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The briefsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - United Way needs volunteer help The Barrington Area United Way is seeking volunteers to help evaluate requests submitted by health and human service agencies for funding...
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Boeing 787 launch date to be delayed up to 18 monthsApr 08, 2008 11:00 pm - Boeing Co. pushed back its oft-delayed 787 jetliner by another six months Tuesday, postponing the jet's debut in commercial service until the third quarter of 2009, furt...