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Indiana murderess's DNA to be extracted from old letters
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - They dug up Belle Gunness the other day. Or did they? Was the headless skeleton exhumed from the unmarked grave in Forest Home Cemetery in Forest Park the remains of the...
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Study shows Algonquin labor out in forceNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Before this week, Algonquin officials could only say they believed the village's labor force was solid. Now, they're armed with hard facts. A labor force analysis and co...
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St. Procopiu to host interfaith Thanksgiving serviceNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - In some areas of the world, inviting members of different religions to worship together would be fraught with tension. Fortunately, that's not the atmosphere in Lisle. T...
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French arrest seven on terror-related charges
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - PARIS -- French authorities have detained seven suspected Islamic militants who allegedly trained to fight in Iraq by firing weapons in the woods of eastern France, poli...
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Metra riders, prepare for fare to rise 40 cents each wayNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Metra riders should brace for a 10 percent fare increase next year if lawmakers don't approve a transit-bailout tax hike by then. The fare increase, set for Feb. 1, will...
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Two men killed, one injured in Antioch rollover accidentNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Two men are dead and another injured after a car hit a ditch and rolled over several times after passing another vehicle Friday near Antioch, officials said. Luis A. Mag...
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Public defender sues Stroger, says budget cuts stymie officeNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cook County public defender filed suit against county President Todd Stroger Friday in an attempt to fight the president's budget cuts instituted at the beginning of...
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Briefs: Chamber leader namedNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The GLMV Chamber of Commerce on Friday announced Mark P. Foley has been named its new executive director. Foley had served as director of development and auxiliary servi...
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Former opponent says he didn't sign Link's petitionNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A Lake County Republican who twice lost to state Sen. Terry Link is fuming because his name appears on Link's newest candidate petition. Charles Fitzgerald, a North Chic...
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Authorities: Bodies found along trail were strangledNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - The two Chicago men found dead early Thursday in unincorporated Lemont Township were strangled, authorities said today. The Cook County Medical Examiner's office said th...