Glendale Heights
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Hair razing experienceFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Through the years Wauconda police officer Karl Gompertz has sported a variety of hair styles, including an afro in the early 1970s. On Saturday, however, he shaved his h...
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COD board fills open trustee spotFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A 30-year-old Roselle attorney who's been going to College of DuPage board meetings on his own time for the past year made his attendance more official Saturday. After i...
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FBI: Wheaton student expected to be caughtFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wheaton student who police say made e-mail threats of violence on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus told police she expected to get caught. Mahtab Shirani, ...
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Suburban writer poised for Oscar 'miracle' for 'Juno' screenplayFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - As proud as she was to be named the 1996 Benet Academy student "most likely to use her writing skills beyond school," Brooke Busey had her sights set a notch higher. Ton...
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Playing out racism's historyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - In a gritty scene from Mildred Taylor's book, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," a black man -- the father of a biracial teen -- is forced to strip to his underwear by white ...
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Leap year triviaFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Everyone knows February 29 is Leap Day. And most people know it has something to do with keeping time in line with the Earth's rotation around the sun. Far fewer could...
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Nicor to seek rate increase as profit slipsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Inc. said Friday it's planning to file for a delivery rate hike in the coming months after posting lower profits during its fourth quarter. The pa...
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Man charged with stabbing his bossFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A man Friday was charged with attempted murder two months after he was accused of stabbing his boss -- only to get hit by a semitrailer truck when crossing the Tri-State...
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Rebates will boost returns sent to IRSFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The IRS this year could see an additional 25 million returns from special groups of taxpayers who ordinarily don't file. Those people need to file this time to qualify f...
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Victim-impact statement of Jennifer WilliamsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is the edited victim-impact statement of Jennifer Williams, which she read in court. "I wanted the opportunity to address the court and tell my story. I ...