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One holy holiday not secularizedNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Halloween is past, and, like a parade, down the road are coming Thanksgiving and Christmas. If you're Swedish, like me, there's also St. Lucia Day. That's a lot of holid...
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New Jersey poised to become first state to abolish death penalty
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - TRENTON, N.J. -- Lawmakers in New Jersey, which hasn't executed anyone in 44 years, will decide within two months whether to wipe the death penalty off the books, legisl...
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Wood Dale man found dead on anchored boatNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - A Wood Dale man died while sailing in Connecticut Tuesday. Kenneth D. Close, 47, was found dead on the deck of an anchored sailboat early Tuesday near Old Saybrook, CT, ...
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Local protests against Arlington Park slots machines likely wasted effortNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Ask Arlington Heights Village President Arlene Mulder about whether she supports bringing slot machines to Arlington Park racetrack and you'll get a "not-this-again" sig...
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Lake Forest Hospital offering flu shotsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Lake Forest Hospital has received the delayed shipments of its FluMist nasal spray and Thimerisol (Mercury-free) supplies and is now able to offer three types of flu vac...
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Not too early for Santa at mallNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Santa Claus kicked off the holiday season in Vernon Hills Saturday with a free breakfast, carolers and a parade through Westfield Hawthorn shopping center. Families pose...
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The briefsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Big Band sound re-created in Elgin Holly Larocque and the Mark Ferguson Orchestra re-create a 1940s-style radio show in Big Band Broadcast at 7 p.m. today at the Hemme...
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Gail Borden Public Library notesNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Gail Borden Public Library continues its Second Sunday Concert Series at 2 p.m. today with violinist Cyrus Forough and pianist Tatyana Stepanova. Free tickets are avail...
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Dist. 103 gets glowing reportNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Katrina Bruley said receiving Lincolnshire-Prairie View District 103's report card results is a validation that what they are doing works with the children. "Kids are le...
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Cost, science likely limit suitcase nukes
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Members of Congress have warned about the dangers of suitcase nuclear weapons. Hollywood has made television shows and movies about them. Even the Federal...