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Aurora cops seize $2.5 mil in marijuana in drug bustNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Aurora police have apprehended six men after seizing 2,580 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of more than $2.5 million, authorities said today. Based o...
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Bigeye tuna may be a brink of extinctionNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - GENEVA - Worldwide stocks of bigeye tuna, a prime source for Japanese restaurants serving sushi and sashimi around the world, are on the verge of collapse from overfishi...
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School bus driver suspended after allegedly working while intoxicatedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A Highland Park High School bus driver has been suspended after allegedly transporting a girls' basketball team to a Saturday tournament in Elk Grove Village while intox...
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Kane County panel backs bigger Elburn planning areaNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A Kane County Board committee on Tuesday backed Elburn's proposal to expand its planning area, a move that will allow the growing village to increase its wastewater trea...
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Man gets 2 months in jail for mail theftNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - A 51-year-old former Mill Creek resident will spend about two months in jail after pleading guilty to stealing more than 1,000 items from the U.S. mail and reselling the...
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Helping plan the future of Arlington Hts. was his passionNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Arlington Heights has an award-winning downtown area, cited as a prototype by other cities. But what many may not realize is the seeds to its change go back to the 1960s...
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Does sheriff's office have authority to hire auditor?Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County Commissioners were livid Tuesday upon learning a $220,000 audit had been contracted through the sheriff's office without, they maintained, their knowledge or...
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Controversial Dist. 158 session wasn't recordedNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - The controversy over a closed-session meeting in which the Huntley Unit District 158 school board decided to appoint Mike Skala to a vacant seat may never be resolved --...
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Some pointers to follow in carving the turkeyNov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - There was a time when a gentleman's education was not complete until he had mastered the art of carving. Those days are long since forgotten. By 1928, Emily Post had dro...
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French president won't blink during standoff
Nov 20, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- Schools closed, flights were delayed, trains again weren't running, and newspapers weren't printed as civil servants joined transport workers in strikes Tuesday...