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Meeting Vanna makes 94-year-old man's wish come trueMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - With a smile that exuded pure joy, Percy Swanson bragged to his friends. "I had her right here!" he said, pointing to the inside of his arm. Friday night -- as a surpris...
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Cook County sheriff says chief judge isn't doing jobMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart took aim at the county's chief judge, Timothy Evans, this week, claiming Evans is refusing to do his job regarding electronic monitoring at ...
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Wheeling man gets 50 years for Mount Prospect man's murderMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A Wheeling man was sentenced to 50 years Friday for the 2005 murder and aggravated kidnapping of a Mount Prospect man. Bryan A. Gilzene, 26, of 275 Oak Drive, had been ...
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Time to spring forward ... a bit earlier than beforeMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Daylight Saving Time begins tonight, thanks to the federal Energy Policy Act of 2005, which moved the start of DST from the first Sunday in April to the second Sunday in...
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Father held in death of 5-year-old Des Plaines girlMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A man was charged with two counts of first-degree murder Friday after admitting he suffocated his 5-year-old daughter with a towel in their home near Des Plaines, Cook C...
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What a welcome for Mikita, HullMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Bill Bodnarchuk of Arlington Heights has lowered the roof of his mint-condition white 1957 Chevy Bel Air convertible only twice in his life. The first was for the weddin...
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No shame in end of Saxons' playoff runMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Endings such as these are always painful. But there was nothing shameful about how Schaumburg arrived at this emotion-filled point Friday night at Barrington. The sevent...
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Through 3,700 miles, new adventuresMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - Isaí Madriz, 26, set off on Sept. 11 from his home in Montgomery and has biked nearly 3,700 miles to Chetumal, Mexico, where he arrived Feb. 9. Along the way, he's had ...
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Car found floating in Fox RiverMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - A fisherman found a true whopper Friday morning in the Fox River. A Porsche was discovered floating downstream with a small part of its roof and hatchback showing above ...
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Wood smoke flap one more assaultMar 07, 2008 10:00 pm - I would like to respond to the extensive coverage and print your paper has given Kenneth Dubinski and his group the Breathe Healthy Air Coalition. First off, I think th...