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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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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...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Gang leader gets 26 yearsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A former Aurora street gang leader who has pleaded guilty to two separate murders has been sentenced to 26 years in prison. Roman Lucio, 26, entered into a negotiated pl...
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Wauconda man gets 70 years in dice game slayingJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wauconda man was sentenced to 70 years in prison Friday for shooting to death the winner of a dice game at a Carpentersville apartment complex. Michael J. Calabrese, 2...
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Young 'colonists' bring history aliveJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Colonial era and Revolutionary War came to life Friday at both Geneva public middle schools. The seventh-grade students were participating in the annual Patriots' Da...
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Special prosecutor to probe actions of Elgin cop after New Year's brawlJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate whether an off-duty Elgin police officer committed a crime after a New Year's Eve brawl at an Elgin hotel, authori...
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Federal judge rules for new election calendarJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A federal judge on Friday approved a new calendar for the Feb. 5 special primary election and March 8 special general election to replace retired U.S. Rep. Dennis Haster...
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Prescription for roads: More beet juice, hold the saltJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who doesn't like eating beets may warm up to this winter recipe quickly. Take some sugar beets and extract the carbohydrates. Mix with salt brine and calcium chlo...
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Kane County expands recall admid concerns about botulismJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Botulism concerns have spurred New Era Canning Co. to expand its previous product recall to all canned beans and garbanzo beans distributed nationwide by the company the...