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State budget plan leaves few happyJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - A $59.2 billion state spending plan that boosts education funding without raising state taxes cleared the General Assembly Saturday. The deal paved the way...
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Palatine High sends class of '08 into the worldJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Palatine High School's graduation ceremony Sunday was a celebration of family. Two of the speakers were graduate Kevin O'Brien and his father, Jerry, who is the school's...
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Naturalists, scientists trying to keep birds from crashing into skyscrapersJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Wildlife specialist Sandy Woltman crouches in a flight cage at Willowbrook Wildlife Center clutching a paper bag. It vibrates as if filled with popping corn. The moment ...
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Lock up that GPS deviceJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - It takes just 15 minutes of scouring a few adjacent parking lots in Schaumburg to find five sitting targets. Perched above the dashboard, GPS devices spied in vehicles i...
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Northwest suburbs in 60 secondsJun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Cut phone bill costs The first of three upcoming consumer workshops held in the Northwest suburbs to help residents save money on their phone bills takes place Tuesday. ...
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Two friends embark on 850-mile trek to 'Shred America'Jun 01, 2008 11:00 pm - Can they really do it? This morning, Mike Kosciesza and Arthur Swidzinski will hop on their skateboards and ride 850 miles, from Chicago to New York City. They'll be vid...
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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...