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Clothing store security guard fatally shot
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - A clothing store security guard was fatally shot during a robbery on Chicago's Southwest Side. Howard Long, 22, of Chicago was pronounced dead at Advocate Christ Medical...
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Historical cards stacked against Annapolis conference
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - JERUSALEM -- Next week's Mideast peace conference is unlike any previous U.S. attempt to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict because the price of failure has risen ...
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Do not believe Do Not Call rumorsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - The national Do Not Call list has had to deal with its share of rumors. The most recent whisperings about the effort that has saved people from irksome telemarketing cal...
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Another Taser death in Canada
Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - VANCOUVER, British Columbia -- A Canadian man died Saturday, four days after police used a Taser stun-gun on him because he reportedly was acting erratically in a store,...
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Schaumburg man charged with setting fires in Arlington Hts.Nov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Prosecutors say a Schaumburg man ignited a fire earlier this month at an Arlington Heights apartment complex to scare his girlfriend into moving in with him. And when th...
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Red Robin invites local officials to taste testNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - You know how restaurants hold promotions so you can test their service before a full opening? My boss here at World Headquarters tells me the new Red Robin in South Elgi...
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Amber Alert called off after 2-year-old found safeNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - An Amber Alert for a 2-year-old who had gone missing near the Great Lakes Naval Station Saturday was called off after she was found with the stepfather who had allegedly...
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Virtual reality system brings outdoors indoors for winter cyclingNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - Since 1997, I've done some of my winter riding indoors. Sounds boring, you say? Not with a Computrainer Pro virtual reality system. I bought one that winter and it is e...
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Elgin's outdoor ice rink is now open for businessNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - City Skate, Elgin's outdoor refrigerated ice rink, is now open for the season. City Skate is located on Civic Center Plaza, between Hemmens Auditorium and city hall. The...
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Bottom line on schoolsNov 24, 2007 10:00 pm - In Chapter 1 of School Finance 101, we said we would provide readers with the ammunition and information necessary to help shape the debate over school finance in Illino...