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State House pays respects to Hyde, Geo-KarisFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois House paid its respects Thursday to former suburban lawmakers who passed away recently -- Henry Hyde and Adeline Geo-Karis. Hyde was best kno...
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Virginia Tech president responds to NIU shootingsFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The following is a letter written Friday to Northern Illinois University President John Peters from Charles Steger, president of Virginia Tech, in response to the ma...
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Prosecution nearing end of case against HansonFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Hours after police told him his parents, sister and her husband were found dead in Aurora, an out-of-state Eric C. Hanson went to the airport to return home. But, when a...
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Bensenville Park District issues badges to board membersFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Not all badges have power. Badges for elected officials, for example, mostly are used as identification or as souvenirs. But the improper flashing of such badges has s...
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Chocolate and wine -- does it get any better?Feb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Special events Bin 36, 339 N. Dearborn St., Chicago, hosts "The Art of Chocolate V" on Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. as a fundraiser for Youth Outreach Services. This choc...
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Bolingbrook student recounts panic in classroom during shootingFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - DEKALB -- Desiree Smith wasn't supposed to be in the classroom. The senior journalism major had picked up the geology class at the last minute after dropping another cou...
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Naperville Park District selects directorFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - The Naperville Park District approved hiring Daniel Betts of Denver, Colo. as its new executive director Thursday. Betts, currently Denver's deputy manager of recreation...
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Villa Park OTB foes musterFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - After spending more than a decade lobbying against gambling venues throughout the state, Kathy Gilroy thought the odds were against a battle erupting on her doorstep in ...
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Aurora police probe shooting incidentFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Aurora police are investigating reports of shots being fired into a moving SUV earlier this week, authorities said Thursday. Spokesman Dan Ferrelli said a 17-year-old Pl...
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Good news, girls basketball fans -- the level of play is improvingFeb 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Now that we're in the middle of the girls basketball state tournaments (at last check we're up to four of those), it's time to give a state of the sport address for DuPa...