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Brookfield Zoo giraffe dies Saturday in freak accidentJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A popular giraffe at Brookfield Zoo died in a freak accident that has "devastated" staff, officials said Saturday. Dusti, an 11-year-old male, was found tangled in a rop...
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Pair of Algonquin brothers have ice running through their veinsJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Putting her son on the ice was a non-negotiable proposition for this Algonquin mom. It didn't matter how loudly Rockne Brubaker yelled and cried. Monica Brubaker had pai...
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Bigger, stronger, faster -- over the counterJan 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Anabolic steroids get the bulk of attention. Yet, the main focus of a new state drug testing program for high school athletes won't be illegal steroids, but the shakes, ...
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Wrap: Warriors' Beachler hits 1,000Jan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - It was an historical night for the Westminster Christian boys basketball program, in particularly historical to senior Tyler Beachler. With 9 points, Beachler reached th...
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Geneva 68, Glenbard South 67Jan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Geneva boys basketball team certainly hasn't lacked for close games this season. So maybe it wasn't so surprising when Glenbard South turned a potential double-digi...
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Stroger storiesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Friends spoke fondly of John Stroger Friday, even those who opposed him politically. Their remembrances included stories of Stroger the man without regard to political i...
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Jacobs 59, Cary-Grove 54Jan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Jacobs boys basketball coach Jim Hinkle could finally breathe a little easier. The Golden Eagles, who led by 11 points late in the third quarter, fought off a valiant ra...
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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Playoff setback still rankles LillyJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Three months later, Ted Lilly still grinds on it. The Cubs were supposed to play deep into October and represent the National League in the Fall Classic. But instead of ...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...