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Leaders sample drinks before voting on themMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois lawmakers cracked down on alcoholic energy drinks Wednesday even as some cracked open a few. An Illinois Senate committee voted 8-2 to require st...
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Area business owners share their recession-beating experiencesMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Tom Walter gets ideas from his employees. Jennifer Davis saved jobs by off-shoring product development. Dave Nyc cautions to not wait too long to implement changes. Whil...
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Toys in the attic? No, in the toiletMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - You say toilet. I say toilette. To some children, it's a toy-let. In this season of spring cleaning, hundreds of toys travel down the toilet tubes daily nationwide. Tu...
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They fight fires and serve beer, chili, tooMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Lombard firefighters have traded in their fire hoses this month for a beer tap to benefit charity. Off-duty firefighters will be serving a special brew, named Fire Chief...
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Briefs: Drug and weapons arrestMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A 52-year-old Carol Stream man turned himself in to police on charges that stemmed from a search warrant executed at his home in January. Ross L. Bade Sr., of 545 Sundan...
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Lewd comments bring man prison termMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - A convicted sex offender was sentenced Wednesday to 4½ years in prison for soliciting two Waubonsie Valley High School girls in Aurora. Lanny E. Williams, 41, made sexua...
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Big Ten has no comment on local man's lawsuitMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - An attorney says he's hopeful more settlement talks will occur for a Barrington man claiming in a federal lawsuit he's owed money because his idea for the Big Ten Networ...
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Judge allows new witnesses in R. Kelly caseMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Attorneys on both sides of the R. Kelly child pornography case sparred Wednesday over whether new prosecution witnesses should be allowed in his upcoming trial. The R&B ...
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New Hubble school will be cheaperMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 officials appear to have defied the odds in issuing bonds to build a new school and making it cheaper than expected, despite a time...
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New Addison college aims to fill expected demand for nursesMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Long before treating real patients, students at the new Chamberlain College of Nursing in Addison will be trained to deal with a variety of health crises, including plum...