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Thoughtfulness saved life of man who didn't think of othersMay 17, 2007 11:00 pm - It's not so easy to snuff out a life -- when you think about it. After thinking about it for two hours in a room by themselves, a jury of 12 people from different walks ...
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Suburbanites will always carry sadness for Brown's victimsMay 10, 2007 11:00 pm - One piece of the puzzling murder that has haunted the suburbs since a cold, bleak January night in 1993 finally fit into place Thursday just as a sunny, glorious May aft...
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Long search for answers in Brown's Chicken murders is now in courtApr 04, 2007 11:00 pm - At last, a public search for answers. Many of us who were around on Saturday, Jan. 9, 1993, and prepared the reports describing the deaths of seven people at the Palatin...
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Our country may have to rethink what it means to be secureSep 11, 2001 11:00 pm - (Editor's note: This column originally appeared in the Sept. 12, 2001, editions of the Daily Herald.) We are no longer the America we were. As the twin towers of th...
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Murders recall tragic deaths of firefightersJan 16, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 17, 1993 The moments are etched in Palatine's history. The public outpouring of emotion for the dead. The pulling together of a close-knit comm...
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In life, there is no safe haven from violenceJan 10, 1993 10:00 pm - Originally published Jan. 11, 1993 In ancient times, our ancestors fled to the safety of caves to protect themselves from the dangers surrounding them. Then they herded ...
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Getting beyond 'baling wire' to fund governmentDec 31, 1969 6:00 pm - The core debate in Springfield - and in Chicago and its sister suburban and downstate municipalities and schools - focuses on the question of how much people are willing...
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