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Court blocks Bush rule on logging, burning in national forests
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - SAN FRANCISCO -- A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked a Bush administration rule that allowed logging and burning projects in national forests without first anal...
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Welcoming wonders of winterDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Where is Lake Wonderland, you ask? For two days this weekend, it will make its festive return to Des Plaines. From 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, the Des Plaines...
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Schaumburg Park District notesDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - For information, call (847) 490-7020. Barracuda Swim Team registration:ŒRegistration for the winter session of the Schaumburg Park District's Barracuda Swim Team will ta...
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Elgin man snared in drug bustDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The Elgin police gang and drug units recovered 36 grams of cocaine, 217 grams of marijuana and more than $3,000 in cash during a drug bust Monday evening, officials said...
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Truck clips fire hydrant, shuts down Arlington Hts. intersectionDec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A busy Arlington Heights intersection was shut down Wednesday morning after a truck plowed over a fire hydrant, police said. "It was knocked right off its base," said Ar...
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Chair hockey raises $25,000Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The "R-Game for Chair-ity" Chair Hockey Tournament was held at Rieke Office Interiors in late October. Approximately $25,000 was raised for charity. The games were playe...
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Report: Less than 1 percent of Chicago cop shootings unjustified
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite $59 million in settlements and civil judgments against the city in the past decade, less than 1 percent of Chicago police shootings of civilians have been ruled ...
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Algonquin adds 2,700 since 2003Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Apparently, more and more people believe Algonquin truly is, as its slogan says, "The Gem of the Fox Valley." The results of a special census Algonquin conducted in the ...
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Divers search canal for Stacy Peterson
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Dive teams searched frigid waters at the intersection of two canals Wednesday as part of the investigation into the disappearance of an ex-police officer's 23-year-old w...
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Omaha shooter's note: 'I'll be famous'
Dec 05, 2007 10:00 pm - OMAHA, Neb. -- The teenager carried his rifle into the mall, passing shoppers and decorations. A department store employee was pressing a suit for a customer. A woman wa...