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Aurora library hoping to test waters about new downtown facilityNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The future of Aurora Public Library's downtown facility is uncertain. But leaders want your input to help them figure it out. Officials believe the main building at 1 E....
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St. Charles receives grant fundsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - A grant in the amount of $100,000 from the Kane County Board was given to the city of St. Charles in the nick of time last summer, and it ended up saving valuable riverf...
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Message at interfaith service? Let hope find place in lifeNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - 'Hope' is theme of Buffalo Grove area's 16th interfaith service Shopping lists and cooking were left on the backburner Sunday night, as 750 people sought spiritual refre...
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Big Hollow puts tax hike on ballotNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Big Hollow voters will decide at the Feb. 5 polls whether the district should take out a $10 million loan and raise tax rates by 54 cents to put the district back in the...
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Batavia honors 'devotion to duty'Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Batavia officials honored two returning servicemen on Monday night. The City Council issued proclamations thanking Marine Lance Cpls. Rob Issel and Ben Kielion for their...
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Marengo, Union team up for Holiday HousewalkNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Marengo and Union's 16th annual Holiday Housewalk is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 1 and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 2. This juried show features quality items from 50...
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Scientists report stem cell breakthrough; no embryos needed
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells, a startling breakthrough that might someday deliver...
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Say thanks for this odd turkey comboNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cajun concept of a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey had eluded me until last week when our three children joked about "turduckens." Afterward I...
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Campton Hills opponents get 2,300 signaturesNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Last April, voters decided to create the village of Campton Hills. On Feb. 5, they could vote to dissolve it. Monday morning, the Stop Campton Hills Public Action Commit...
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CBS News writers may join picket line
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CBS News writers authorized their union leaders to call a national strike, the Writers Guild of America said Monday, escalating a labor impasse. About 500 CB...