All Stories from May 22, 2008 (Change date)
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Obama offers hope of positive changeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - While it seems those on the extreme right are still having a hard time understanding what Barack Obama means to the American people, I will point out a few of the "chang...
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Senior momentsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - We've got to admit, this is one of our favorite Sports Extras of the year. This is the annual edition in which we turn over the front page to a group of senior varsity a...
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Arrests down in ChicagoMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Chicago Police Superintendent Jody Weis says arrests have declined and he wants officers to be more aggressive. According to department statistics, arrests for crimes su...
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We must stop our addiction to oilMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - In 2006, President Bush said America was addicted to oil, but recently he complained that we need more. When American families are struggling with record prices at the p...
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Touring the main priority of local pop bandMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - I want to be friends with Nick Vombrack. Not just because the Crystal Lake-based drummer tends to tell writers that his band, Dr. Manhattan, met and formed on a pirate s...
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York 8, Batavia 4 (12)May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The Batavia baseball team had its shares of up-and-down games this year, but Thursday's Class 4A Schaumburg regional semifinal loss to York was a tough one. After the ga...
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Audit: Oversight lax in contractor paymentsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- An internal audit of some $8 billion paid to U.S. and Iraqi contractors found that nearly every transaction failed to comply with federal laws or regulatio...
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St. Charles seventh-grader dies on field tripMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - A 12-year-old St. Charles girl collapsed in front of her classmates and died Wednesday while roller skating on a middle school field trip, school officials said Thursday...
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Political gas giveaway jams traffic, raises questionsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The last time Democratic congressional candidate Dan Seals held an event at the Lincolnshire Marathon gas station it drew little public interest. That was two years ago ...
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Wrap: Cool, calm Johnsen closes the deal for FremdMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - For a few minutes Thursday, the Fremd baseball team looked like its impressive season might come to a crashing halt. With Fremd clinging to a 1-run advantage, junior clo...