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Chicago man, 84, convicted in bank heist that mirrored movieMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - SAUGATUCK, Mich. -- An 84-year-old Chicago man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a 1991 stickup that mirrored a Hollywood movie and netted $359,628 from a Michigan ba...
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Schaumburg debates stewardship of sewerMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The question of whether a storm sewer project should be a public or private has been raging in Schaumburg since last Aug. 23's damaging storm. Though village officials a...
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Web sites can bring libraries into the futureMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - If you ask Michael Stephens, he would describe the library of the future as "hyperlinked." "It's a library that has embraced emerging technology. It's an open library, o...
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No Rezko verdict on first day of deliberationsMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Jurors spent their first full day debating the fate of insider Antoin "Tony" Rezko Thursday without reaching a verdict in the landmark corruption trial. The jury has tes...
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How some suburban residents are coping with high gas pricesMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Barbara Carbon of Geneva drove more than two dozen miles round-trip daily for her job as patient satisfaction manager at Winfield-based Central DuPage Hospital. Eventual...
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Toxic chemicals found inside house near closed DuPage Co. landfillMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Living in the shadow of a garbage dump that is oozing methane gas is troubling enough for Karen Perez. But recently the suburban mom was given additional cause to worry....
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Guards: Jail fight injuries avoidableMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - The union for sergeants and lieutenants at the Cook County jail complained Thursday that an inmate fight Tuesday resulting in injuries to correctional officers might hav...
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Public defender seeks open hearing on his firingMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Cook County Public Defender Edwin Burnette called on President Todd Stroger Thursday to make public and open to the press Burnette's May 20 disciplinary hearing. Burnett...
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Dist. 21 again refuses federal Title I fundingMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - Wheeling Township Elementary District 21 once more agreed to reject funding tied to No Child Left Behind laws, but this year again came with some dissent from the board....
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NIU shooting victims to receive degrees at commencementMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - On Saturday, more than 2,500 graduates will walk across a stage, receive their diplomas and shake hands with Northern Illinois University President John Peters. Five stu...