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Suburbs bask in record-setting warmthJan 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years or so. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a Jan. 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago ar...
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Obama could affect both parties in home stateJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - With both major parties locked in close races where every primary outcome counts, even Illinois-based backers hesitate to focus much yet on Feb. 5, when Illinois residen...
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Officers lauded for bravery during fireJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Vernon Hills Police officers Ken Maier, Jon Paret and Bob Lonergan are not new to police work, serving 48 combined years to the department. But Deputy Chief Bill Price s...
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Libraries are a key part of revitalization plansJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - While on a recent trip to Atlanta, I visited the Atlanta Botanical Garden. On exhibit was the Aga Khan Historic Cities Programme Exhibition. I was fascinated by large be...
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The warmest Jan. 6 in 100 yearsJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - A day like this only comes around once in 100 years. That's right. You have to go back to 1907 to find a January 6 that was as warm as it was Sunday in the Chicago area....
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Sioux were at Fort Sheridan, but Sitting Bull not one of themJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - For years, false rumors have persisted that the American Indian Sitting Bull was imprisoned at Fort Sheridan in the late 1800s. Sitting Bull (c. 1831 - 1890) was a Sioux...
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Who says you can't race in winter?Jan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Stuart Schwagerman is all about speed. While he races dirt bikes for most of the year, the Lindenhurst 10-year-old turns to racing a hulking snowmobile up and down hills...
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Libertyville firm heats up network video servicesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - About six years ago, Joe Gaucher was sitting at his kitchen table with six colleagues. They weren't sharing a dinner. They were creating a company. Libertyville-based Vi...
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Taking a heavy tollJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Hunkered in her idling SUV outside the tollway's headquarters, Leslie Boudreau frantically sifts through papers that say she owes $4,619 for blowing $179.50 in tolls ove...
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10 facts about 8th Congressional District candidatesJan 05, 2008 10:00 pm - U.S. Rep. Melissa Bean is being challenged by activist Randi Scheurer in the Democratic primary for Illinois' 8th Congressional District seat. The two candidates will fa...