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Son: Hyde stood behind ConstitutionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - In the middle of talking about his late father's life, Bob Hyde had to take a call. He apologized for the delay, explaining the person on the other line was President B...
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Congressional hopefuls talk taxesNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - GOP congressional candidate Jim Oberweis on Thursday pledged to simplify the tax code and continue President Bush's tax cuts, among other economic relief plans he outlin...
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A legacy built on fighting abortionNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Years after he passed the first modern federal law restricting abortion, Congressman Henry Hyde gilded his anti-abortion legacy when he took the stand in a trial to defe...
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Batavia ranked among best places to raise kidsNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia is among the best places in the country to raise children, according to BusinessWeek magazine. The annual review rated the city 21st in the country for towns tha...
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Elgin ends first phase of downtown workNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin officials know the city's downtown revitalization work is a hassle for residents and business owners. But city officials say they did a better job this year than l...
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Geneva teen's perfect ACT ekes out twin'sNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Jake Tauscher of Geneva received good news recently: He was one of 22 teens, out of 112,000 nationally, to get a perfect score of 36 on an ACT test he took in September....
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Longtime staffers say Hyde was a friend, mentorNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Sam Stratman so wanted to work for Henry Hyde he spent a week preparing for the job interview in May 1987. "I followed his career for some time. He was the obvious choic...
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Geneva man sentenced in St. Charles fightNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Saying the sanctity of a home is something that can't be violated, a judge Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old Geneva man to eight years for his role in a melee in a St. Ch...
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Briefs: McDonald's Lamar to retire by MarchNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - OAK BROOK -- After more than two decades with McDonald's, William Lamar Jr. said Thursday he plans to retire by March. Lamar has served as chief marketing officer for Mc...
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Judge bars man's earlier rape arrest in murder caseNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Nearly 15 months before Lauren Kiefer was attacked on Christmas near Oakbrook Terrace, another young woman was raped in her home in Aurora. The same man, Robert Rejda, 2...