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Interfaith prayer service today at First Congregational Church in ElginNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - The Coalition of Religious Leaders and Christian, Jewish, Baha'i and Muslim communities are participating in an Interfaith Thanksgiving Prayer Service at 7 p.m. today at...
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Sculptor says aloha, shirts
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- Anyone can donate money to their favorite college. John McIntire turned over something of greater personal value: his collection of 700 Hawaiian shirts...
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Abuse risk higher where children live without 2 biological parents
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Six-year-old Oscar Jimenez Jr. was beaten to death in California, then buried under fertilizer and cement. Two-year-old Devon Shackleford was drowned in an A...
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Campton Hills foes dealt new legal setbackNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Proponents of disconnection from the village of Campton Hills suffered another setback when Kane County Circuit Judge Michael J. Colwell dismissed a petition for disconn...
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Cook County dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dropout rates State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped. (Shown in percentages.) District ...
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A magical holiday classicNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - With 13 performances, and a cast of 140 dancers, "The Nutcracker" is the largest production mounted by Schaumburg's Prairie Center for the Arts -- and its biggest draw. ...
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Huntley school board OKs time limits on discussionsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - When the Huntley Unit District 158 school board adjourned last week's meeting, it was 12:57 a.m. The board meeting started in closed session at 5:30 p.m. -- almost seve...
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Women's Army Corps leader makes history with star rankNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - In June 1970, Col. Elizabeth Hoisington made history with her promotion to brigadier general. She was the first woman from the Women's Army Corps to attain star rank, an...
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A tall order for new leaderNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - David Hall knows being a judge is no easy job. As a Lake County circuit judge, Hall is a stern-faced, black-robed figure making life-changing decisions about right and w...
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Friends, relatives won't give up
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A bright pink placard reading "Where's our sister Stacy?" was among half a dozen signs left on former police officer Drew Peterson's front porch Saturday by participants...