Burlington
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Hastert 'the speaker' will always be 'Coach' in his hometownAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The crowd was much younger in 1976. More boisterous. Thinner. The occasion happier. But the feelings about the man behind the podium haven't changed that much. "I was a ...
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High costs may quash energy plan at library branchAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library officials say they may have to shut down plans for a geothermal energy system at their new branch library. But officials say they are still co...
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Briefs: Model T's take to streetsAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The Fox Valley Chapter of the Model T Ford Club International will hold its annual car show and parade lap Sunday. This event is in remembrance of the Elgin National Roa...
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On Texan leaders, inept bureaucraciesAug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - We have had two presidents from Texas in recent history. Lyndon Baines Johnson had us embroiled in a no-win war in Vietnam. As the death toll rose and the sentiment on t...
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Soapbox: Sickening swims; benefits of publicity?Aug 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Anybody but us think it shouldn't take an Illinois Department of Public Health warning to know it isn't wise to let pets cavort in human swimming pools? Yet some pet lov...
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Republican Pryce to retireAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republicans scrambled to find a candidate for one of the nation's most competitive congressional districts Thursday as Rep. Deborah Pryce, nearly a cas...
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Elgin man loved life, singingAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Longtime Elgin resident Vernon Burnidge made a name for himself running dairy, cattle and commodities businesses. But to his family, Burnidge likely will be remembered a...
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Briefs: Men recovering after crashAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Two DeKalb men were on the mend Thursday, one day after a car crash in Elburn put them in the hospital. Michael Zepeda, 49, was listed in good condition at Provena Mercy...
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Police beat: Man accused of sexual assaultAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville •A Carpentersville man was accused Wednesday of sexually assaulting a woman in July, police said. Enrique Rodriguez-Machado, 20, of 710 Jackson St.,...
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Hastert: Leaving on his own termsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert might not serve out the rest of his term, setting up the possibility of a special election to find a replacement. Hastert, who will f...