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The briefsNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - Scouts to retire flags properly An Eagle Scout project of a flag retirement ceremony is set for 2 p.m. today at Veteran Acres Park, with entrances off Route 176 and Walk...
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Children of murdered mothers left to live in the wake of wickednessNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - One of the reasons I know I could never be a police officer is that I couldn't handle the kind of horror Aurora cops came upon in the apartment of Brenetta Beck on Oct. ...
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Hampshire VFW welcomes new membersNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - The Hampshire Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043 will meet at 7 p.m. Monday at the Hampshire Township building, 100 Center St. New members are welcome. At the Oct. 8 mee...
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Football fans, remember Vet's DayNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - I know Sundays are usually reserved for football, family outings and resting. But hopefully you'll be able to spend some of today -- Veterans Day -- thinking about the p...
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Kane Co. cop key to solving tomorrow's crimes todayNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - If you ask people to create a list of valuable crime-fighting tools, a computer probably doesn't crack the top 10. But that's precisely what Kane County Sheriff's Deputy...
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A knack for finding artifacts
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - BUZZVILLE -- At first glance, the reddish object along the Illinois River shoreline appeared to be nothing more than a rock. Not to Carol Waymire. Twenty years of wander...
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NASA moves shuttle to launch pad for December missionNov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA moved space shuttle Atlantis to its seaside launch pad Saturday ahead of a planned early December mission to get Europe's first permanent sp...
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Prince Harry, girlfriend split
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - LONDON -- Prince Harry and his Zimbabwean-born girlfriend have ended their three-year romance, a newspaper reported Sunday. The News of the World said Chelsy Davy, who h...
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China confirms Aqua Dots are toxic
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - BEIJING -- China's safety watchdog confirmed Saturday that toy beads recalled in the United States and Australia after sickening children contain a toxic substance. The ...
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State investigating all-time lows in high school test scores
Nov 10, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Education officials plan to hire an independent auditor to look into why Illinois high school students posted all-time low scores on an achievement exam. ...