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Who was Gen. Lafayette?
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- "Lafayette, we are here." So said an aide to "Black Jack" Pershing when the American general and his troops reached France in 1917, joining the Allies' war ...
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Dry hydrants not new to Roselle fire officialsNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Dry hydrants aren't a new fire-fighting tool, but they're all but unknown in the Roselle Fire Department, and Peter Mitchell's own system is particularly innovative. The...
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Lake County dropout ratesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - State figures show that high school dropout rates have dropped in many districts. (Shown in percentages.) District ...
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DuPage 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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Officials: 33 killed in mine explosion in eastern Ukraine, 70 still missing
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - KIEV, Ukraine --A methane blast ripped through a coal mine in eastern Ukraine early Sunday, killing at least 33 miners and leaving about 70 others trapped, emergency off...
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Come for the tickets, stay for breakfastNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - p class="News">Roughly 30 people were waiting at 7 a.m. Saturday when Kane County Cougars personnel opened the doors at Elfstrom Stadium in Geneva, even though breakfast...
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Bond upheld for son of longtime congressmanNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A judge upheld a bond of $500,000 Saturday when Jeffrey M. Rush, 41, of Lake Zurich, appeared in bond court at the Kane County jail. A former chief of security for the F...
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Angry parents line up to settle vaccinations dispute
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - UPPER MARLBORO, Md. -- The threat of jail time injected a little motivation into scores of parents who lined up around the courthouse Saturday to get their children vacc...
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Another mass grave found
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - BAGHDAD-- Remains of possibly dozens of people believed slain in sectarian violence were unearthed Saturday from a mass grave in a former al-Qaida stronghold in southern...
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Glenbard North clamors over Mt. Carmel to state championship gameNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - With less than two minutes left in the game, Silvio Busco pulled out his cell phone. "Are you watching this?" he yelled into the receiver. "It's unbelievable." David clo...