Kane County
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Killer slips Elgin mental centerSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A convicted killer escaped Monday evening from the Elgin Mental Health Center by using a visitors pass, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last known address was on t...
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Why FEMA is here now, not weeks agoSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Most of the cleanup from the Aug. 23 storm was done days ago, but the Federal Emergency Management Agency began touring the Chicago suburbs Tuesday to assess damage. Sti...
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Lawmakers: School cash a victim of politicsSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich "repeatedly misled" school districts across the state about the status of long-awaited construction dollars and used those districts ...
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Lawmakers ditch bailout plan for Chicago transitSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- State lawmakers rejected a multimillion-dollar bailout of the Chicago region's transit agencies Tuesday, a move that not only threatens to curtail bus ser...
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American Airlines cited again by OSHASep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - American Airlines said Tuesday it has started corrective action -- including asbestos abatement -- after being fined nearly a half-million dollars for two sets of allege...
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St. Charles school board fills open seatSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The St. Charles school board returned to full force Tuesday with the appointment of James Chimienti as its newest member. Chimienti will be sworn in Monday as a replace...
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FEMA officials visit Kane County to assess damageSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A team of seven disaster response officials from local, state and federal agencies toured flood-damaged areas in the Tri-Cities Tuesday and will visit devastated areas u...
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Airlines see changes to make flying betterSep 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Faced with a frustrating reality that air-travel delay is here to stay, airlines are planning changes in how they operate and refining systems that book customers. After...
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Illinois House blocks tax to aid mass transitSep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD _ A plan to prop up the Chicago area's struggling mass transit systems failed Tuesday in the Illinois House, despite warnings of impending fee increases and ...
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Scandinavian Day to be held SundaySep 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Maria Mannisto, Finlandia Foundation Performer of the Year 2007, headlines the entertainment line-up at the 28th annual Scandinavian Day Festival Sunday at Vasa Park, of...