All Stories from May 22, 2008 (Change date)
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State meet at end of eraMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - This weekend will be the end of an era in track and field in Illinois. After the final runner crosses the finish line in the 1,600-meter relay finals on Saturday in Char...
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Elgin board votes to destroy closed audio recordingsMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - The premiere of "Indiana Jones" has left me thinking a lot about buried treasure. Not the "lost ark" or the "city of gold" this time. But a sort of holy grail for Elgin ...
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Barnes & Noble weighs Borders bidMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Barnes & Noble Inc. is getting more serious about buying chief rival Borders Group Inc., confirming Thursday that it put together a management team to study the "feasibi...
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Barrington 4, St. Viator 1May 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Barrington had the power at the plate from Tim Conroy and on the mound from Sean Buchholz. But there were plenty of other aspects that sent the 10th-seeded Broncos surgi...
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Athletes' turn to writeMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - It's become a rite of spring for us. With so many talented scholar-athletes in the Tri-Cities area, we can't let the school year end, and the seniors move on to bigger a...
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Debate over GI bill gets personal for candidatesMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - UNION CITY, Calif. -- Republican John McCain said Thursday that Democrat Barack Obama had no right to criticize McCain's position on military scholarships because the Il...
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Obama urges direct diplomacy with Latin AmericaMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - MIAMI -- Democrat Barack Obama says he wants to pursue direct diplomacy with Cuba and Latin America and criticizes Republican rival John McCain for offering the Cuban-Am...
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Rapist gets life for attacking woman on trailMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - Christopher Hanson showed no mercy in 2005 when he raped and tried to kill a 19-year-old woman on a jogging trail near Libertyville. On Thursday, he was shown none himse...
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The high cost of flight delaysMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Flight delays are enough of a headache. Now Congress is saying that getting stuck in airports and on runways is a "$41 billion punch in the gut." The congr...
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Vets install pacemaker in search-and-rescue dogMay 22, 2008 11:00 pm - COLUMBIA, Mo. -- After years of helping authorities look for murder victims and survivors of natural disasters, a search-and-rescue dog named Molly has been rescued hers...