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Immigration divides GOP Senate hopefulsJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The three Republicans vying for the U.S. Senate nomination all oppose amnesty programs for illegal immigrants but disagree on whether it's realistically p...
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Boy's death in blinds' cord prompts alertJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A 3-year-old Crystal Lake boy died Thursday when he became ensnared in the cord from a horizontal window blind and suffocated, an autopsy confirmed Friday afternoon. The...
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Bensenville wants honor for heroesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Three Bensenville firefighters will be nominated for a state Medal of Honor. Bensenville Fire Chief Mike Spain said Friday that he plans to nominate Lt. Larry Karp and ...
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BP to sell three area gas stations, storesJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The Realtor representing restructuring oil giant BP said Friday it aims to get offers on 56 retail gas station sites nationwide, including some locally, by March 6. Sale...
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Lombard trustee doesn't want public's e-mail made publicJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Lombard Trustee Richard Tross says he'd rather face legal trouble than compromise his constituents' privacy. Tross voted Thursday against a state-mandated policy regulat...
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Winfield railroad underpass stalls again; some residents oppose ideaJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A long-sought plan to build a pedestrian underpass near the Winfield Metra train station is on ice yet again. And some officials are worried the village may lose out on...
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Lombard toddler's heart surgery delayedJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - The wait for the family of 16-month-old Tim Grobart grew excruciatingly longer. The Lombard toddler's risky heart surgery in Michigan was postponed Friday, until early ...
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Prescription for roads: More beet juice, hold the saltJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Anyone who doesn't like eating beets may warm up to this winter recipe quickly. Take some sugar beets and extract the carbohydrates. Mix with salt brine and calcium chlo...
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'Roosevelt Road Robber' suspect chargedJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - A man the FBI has pegged as the "Roosevelt Road Robber" suspect was charged Friday with trying to hold up two DuPage County banks the same day. Nicholas J. Alexander, 38...
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Wood Dale manager ends 37 years of serviceJan 18, 2008 10:00 pm - For the first time in 37 years, Wood Dale City Manager Frank Williams will wake up Monday morning and not have a Wood Dale job to rush to. During a closed door meeting t...