News
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Stakes are high for Chavez at polls
Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - CARACAS, Venezuela -- President Hugo Chavez faces his stiffest challenge in years Sunday as voters decide whether to approve constitutional changes that would greatly ex...
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Did special service area lead to foreclosures in Round Lake?Dec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Round Lake Mayor Bill Gentes says three words are part of the reason for abandoned homes and other potential signs of financial distress in one village subdivision. Thos...
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Postal stamp machines a thing of the past in ElginDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - If you planned on buying postage from the coin-operated stamp machine at the downtown Elgin post office, you'd better come up with a plan B. Officials removed that machi...
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Food banks hip to hunters' game, but face shortages; more in need
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Unlike Old Maid, mom invents card game that sends positive messageDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - Twenty-five years ago when Mary Grace Crowley-Koch was playing the "Old Maid" card game with her young daughter, it dawned on her what a terrible message the popular gam...
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Train show brings out kids, not matter what their ageDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - At Naperville's annual holiday train show, it's not uncommon for parents and their kids to tussle over control of the models, organizers say. That's because many parents...
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Civilian toll falls for 3rd straight month
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Magnificat Ministry Christmas breakfastDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - The Magnificat Ministry to Catholic women will host a Christmas Breakfast from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Crystal Lake Holiday Inn, Route 31 and Three Oaks ...
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Law, liberty & war
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Death toll rises in Uganda's Ebola outbreakDec 01, 2007 10:00 pm - KAMPALA -- Two more Ugandans have died of a new strain of the deadly Ebola virus in an outbreak near the border with Democratic Republic of Congo, bringing the death-tol...