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New charges for McHenry man convicted of buying beer for teenNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A McHenry man awaiting sentencing for providing beer for a teenage drinking party that turned fatal for one guest is facing new charges after authorities say he punched ...
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Santa's neighobrhood ride a popular way to give to charityNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Back in the 1970s, Rutland Dundee firefighters came up with a novel and quick way to collect toys, food and clothes for needy kids at the holidays. They asked Santa Clau...
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Musharraf to end emergency
Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Pervez Musharraf, newly sworn in as a civilian president and minus his trademark general's uniform, promised Thursday to lift the state of emergen...
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Pingree Grove gets a little bit bigger, plans retail, residential developmentNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Pingree Grove is living up to its moniker, "A place to grow." The village this week extended its western boundary by annexing a total of 119 acres just off Route 47. The...
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Pedestrian hit by Metra trainNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - A Batavia man was hit and killed by a Metra commuter train on the Union Pacific West Line railroad tracks about 5:18 p.m. Thursday, according to Geneva police. Geneva po...
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Acting out loudNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Members of the Readers' Theatre Group of Villa Park are having the time of their lives. "We are having fun, and the people we are entertaining are having fun," said Rud...
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Busse Woods fire no cause for alarmNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Smell burning coming from Busse Woods in Northwest Cook County? Don't worry said Cook County Forest Preserve spokesman Steve Mayberry. "It's just routine." The prescribe...
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Cary-Grove graduate sings in performance aired at movie theatersNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - Gregory Kraemer of Cary, a freshman at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., has participated in the 2007 St. Olaf Christmas Festival, one of America's longest-running ce...
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Teddy bears join holiday festivitiesNov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - You don't want to miss what Mount Prospect has for you this weekend. It's a parade, a teddy bear walk for the kids, a concert and much more. It's Mount Prospect's Winter...
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Elgin Choral Union in concert Dec. 15Nov 29, 2007 10:00 pm - On Dec. 15, the 125-voice Elgin Choral Union will present the 2007 edition of its annual Christmas concert at 7 p.m. in Elgin Community College's Blizzard Theatre, 1700 ...