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Briefs: Last chance for collectionNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Carol Stream residents may have fall leaves picked up during trash collection free of charge during the week of Nov. 19. Leaves must be placed in a 33-gallon refuse can ...
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Light up and win, Mount Prospect residentsNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Decorate your home for the holidays with care this year in Mount Prospect since an awards committee will be out judging how well you string your lights and display your ...
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Collection agency to help U-46 collect delinquent feesNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 officials plan to hire a collection agency to track down unpaid school fees from parents. The district has about $750,000 in outstanding ...
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Religion -- Special eventsNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Red Bird Mission Crafts: Epworth United Methodist Church hosts Red Bird Mission Crafts from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today and 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the church, 37W040 Highland...
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How much will Big Hollow ask for in February?Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - Big Hollow school district officials will decide Monday on the amount of the tax-rate increase they will ask voters to approve. The latest idea floated is to seek appro...
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Elmhurst man ask for leniency in wife's deathNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It sounded like an idyllic Fourth of July weekend. John Svenstrup said he splashed around with his toddler son in an inflatable pool and sprinkler while his wife ran err...
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Mexican woman deported from Chicago vows hunger strike in push for changes
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - MEXICO CITY --A Mexican migrant-rights advocate deported from the U.S. said she began a hunger strike Friday to push her government to demand its citizens receive better...
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Briefs: An Almost Winter DayNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - An Almost Winter Day will run from 3 to 5 p.m. today at County Park in South Elgin. The annual event will feature a petting zoo, pony rides, horse drawn sleigh rides, a ...
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Doctor's Darfur work earns accolades
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A doctor who treats victims of torture and sexual violence in Sudan's Darfur region received the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award on Friday. Dr. Moh...
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WWII code-breaker no match for PC
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- A rebuilt World War II code-cracking computer developed to intercept Nazi messages lost to a desktop computer Friday in a contest to decipher an encrypted radi...