Oak Brook
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Hair razing experienceFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - Through the years Wauconda police officer Karl Gompertz has sported a variety of hair styles, including an afro in the early 1970s. On Saturday, however, he shaved his h...
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COD board fills open trustee spotFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A 30-year-old Roselle attorney who's been going to College of DuPage board meetings on his own time for the past year made his attendance more official Saturday. After i...
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FBI: Wheaton student expected to be caughtFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wheaton student who police say made e-mail threats of violence on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus told police she expected to get caught. Mahtab Shirani, ...
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Suburban writer poised for Oscar 'miracle' for 'Juno' screenplayFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - As proud as she was to be named the 1996 Benet Academy student "most likely to use her writing skills beyond school," Brooke Busey had her sights set a notch higher. Ton...
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Playing out racism's historyFeb 23, 2008 10:00 pm - In a gritty scene from Mildred Taylor's book, "Let the Circle Be Unbroken," a black man -- the father of a biracial teen -- is forced to strip to his underwear by white ...
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Nicor to seek rate increase as profit slipsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - Naperville-based Nicor Inc. said Friday it's planning to file for a delivery rate hike in the coming months after posting lower profits during its fourth quarter. The pa...
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Man charged with stabbing his bossFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A man Friday was charged with attempted murder two months after he was accused of stabbing his boss -- only to get hit by a semitrailer truck when crossing the Tri-State...
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Rebates will boost returns sent to IRSFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The IRS this year could see an additional 25 million returns from special groups of taxpayers who ordinarily don't file. Those people need to file this time to qualify f...
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Victim-impact statement of Jennifer WilliamsFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is the edited victim-impact statement of Jennifer Williams, which she read in court. "I wanted the opportunity to address the court and tell my story. I ...
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UIC student from Wheaton arrested by FBI in alleged shooting threatFeb 22, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wheaton student facing federal charges for allegedly making e-mail threats of a violence on the University of Illinois at Chicago campus told police she expected to ge...