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Arlington Heights firefighter found dead in swimming poolJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - A veteran Arlington Heights firefighter was found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool Sunday afternoon, authorities said. Donald Swisher, 51, of Wonder Lake, spent som...
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Why did Kirk vote 'present' on war?May 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Last week, the U.S. House voted 149 to 141 to cut off funding for the war in Iraq. The remarkable thing about this vote is not the slim majority that recognized the hor...
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Buffalo Grove High's Class of 2008 is seeing triple, over and over againMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Lauren Johnson wants to set the record straight. Yes, she's a triplet. No, she can't read her sisters' minds. "God, people always ask that," said Lauren, rolling her eye...
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Services set for slain woman, sonMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - Family and friends will say goodbye this week to the Roselle woman and her son who were fatally shot last week at their home. Visitations for 47-year-old Becky Fontana a...
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Ethics deal faces uncertain future on governor's deskMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Three years in the making, an ethics plan banning contributions from state contractors to elected officials who award the contracts is on its way to the g...
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State says mental heath check system ready to goMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State agencies argue a newly expanded system to crosscheck mental health records against gun card applications will be up and running by its deadline toda...
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Obama quits church after long controversyMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - ABERDEEN, S.D. -- Barack Obama said Saturday he has resigned his 20-year membership in the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago "with some sadness" in the aftermat...
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Libraries play major role in bringing e-government to youMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - After Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans, area residents needed to submit forms to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for relief. The best way to submit th...
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Good start toward better health careMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - It was extremely encouraging last week to hear one of the members named to a board overseeing Cook County public health care telling commissioners directly that, in ess...
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Rescuing birds from Chicago's urban jungleMay 31, 2008 11:00 pm - The heap of mangled feathers is so tiny, most people would walk by without a backward glance. Annette Prince hones in on it immediately. "There's a bird," she says, dart...