Batavia
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Batavia firemen show off new facilitiesNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia firefighters say they now have the space they need to be their best. The city's two fire stations were demolished and rebuilt over the past year, and firefighter...
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ECC student builds new life after tragedyNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - After a long year, Chris Hassan is all too familiar with the glare of the spotlight. Most of the Chicago area first heard of Hassan when his mother, Karen, was killed. S...
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Sugar Grove's 'Cold Case'Nov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It sounds like a plot from a TV crime drama: A key witness is targeted on the eve of a murder trial. But he's not home and his mother is gunned down instead. The boy and...
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Batavia's Celebration of Lights on SundayNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - The Christmas season officially begins in Batavia on Sunday with the city's Celebration of Lights festival. It will be from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on the Batavia Riverwalk. F...
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Police say two responsible for Larkin senior's deathNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It was a Saturday night in 1999, and Hector Roman's two nephews and a niece were visiting at the second floor Elgin apartment he shared with his mom and sister. It was f...
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14 years later, still no answersNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - A Friday night in the summer of 1993 was the perfect time for Carmen Charneco to hang out with friends -- but not all night. There was too much at stake. The Carpentersv...
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Online deals, coupons just got easier to findNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Nearly everyone has a cheap relative. Now, everyone can have CheapUncle.com. The Hoffman Estates-based Web site offers comparison shopping with a twist: online coupons. ...
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Funding, time and staffing limit real cold case detectivesNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Time can be an enemy for any detective working to solve a crime. Memories fade, people move on and it's difficult to carve out time to search for suspects from five or 1...
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Latino population leaving city for suburbsNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - The increase in the Chicago area's Latino population reflects a well-documented national trend. But contrary to popular belief, new births -- not immigration -- account ...
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No witnesses, no weapon in mother's slayingNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Monique F. Love's children probably don't know their father. They certainly don't remember their mother. On April 13, 1999, the single mother of two was found strangled ...