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Nicor to begin new tests in AuroraNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Nicor Gas will begin its next phase of environmental testing at Hurd's Island in Aurora, once the site of a manufactured gas plant. Officials said they'll begin work at ...
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Pakistan frees more dissidents
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Associated Press In this picture released Wednesday by Pakistan's Press Information Department, Pakistan's President Gen. Pervez Musharraf kisses Hajr-e-Aswad, the sacre...
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Batavia businesses give $3,000 to nonprofitNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - At Suicide Prevention Services in Batavia, there's not really a budget for furniture. Most of the couches and chairs were bought at garage sales or donated. If the group...
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Care group collecting gifts to give to isolated seniorsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Home Instead Senior Care has teamed up with local community organizations, retailers and volunteers to collect, wrap and deliver gifts to needy or lonely seniors in Lake...
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Carpentersville mayor vetoes gun saleNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Carpentersville Mayor Bill Sarto said Wednesday he will veto a board decision allowing the sale of surplus police department firearms. Trustees on Tuesday voted 4-3 in f...
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Lead-tainted kids' jewelry latest recall
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More than a half-million pieces of Chinese-made children's jewelry contaminated with lead are being recalled, it was announced Wednesday. The recalled merc...
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5 raid suspects plead not guilty to drug chargesNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Five people arrested when police raided a Fox Lake house and discovered cocaine pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Lake County circuit court. Assistant State's Attorney Bre...
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Aid coming too slow for hungry cyclone victims
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - TAFALBARI, Bangladesh -- International donors pledged hundreds of millions of dollars Wednesday to rebuild Bangladesh's cyclone-ravaged coast, but help wasn't coming fas...
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State Rep. Danny Davis says he was a victim of racial profiling
Nov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - Illinois Congressman Danny Davis is accusing two Chicago police officers of racial profiling after they pulled him over and gave him a traffic ticket earlier this week. ...
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Kane Co. starting controlled burnsNov 21, 2007 10:00 pm - With cool temperatures and low humidity, conditions are right for the Kane County Forest Preserve District to perform controlled burns in the preserves. The first contro...