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Dist. 204 fifth-grade tests missingNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - "Mom and Dad, the shipping company lost my test." It sounds like it's right up there with "The dog ate my homework." But in the case of Indian Prairie Unit District 204 ...
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Wheaton police making progress on crash probeNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Wheaton police say they've determined a little more about an accident last week that killed a 51-year-old woman. After the Nov. 19 crash, police said they couldn't deter...
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Blagojevich's CTA rescue took from other projects
Nov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- When he announced emergency funding for Chicago-area mass-transit systems earlier this month, Gov. Rod Blagojevich said he simply was using money already ...
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Interview draws Arlington Heights memoriesNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Often when I am downtown in Arlington Heights I have what I think of as "double vision." It happened recently when I was parked across from the sleek new condo building ...
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Briefs: Jail officer accusedNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart said a correctional officer who worked at the county jail faces bribery and official misconduct charges after taking more than $20,000 in...
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Park to host memorial serviceNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Ridgewood Memorial Park in Des Plaines will hold a Celebration of Light Memorial Service for members of the surrounding communities at 6 p.m. Saturday in the chapel, Swa...
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ECC left holding the bag on road extensionNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Elgin Community College trustees voted this month to pay for a portion of the oft-delayed Spartan Road extension project that the state had previously agreed to fund. Ac...
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Dist. 37 board member won't resign despite felony chargesNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - Barb Mende defiantly said Tuesday she will not resign from her elected position despite facing felony criminal charges, one of which involve her actions while serving as...
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Glen Ellyn man arrested for thefts, held at county jailNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A 20-year-old Glen Ellyn man was being held Tuesday at the DuPage County jail after a rash of break-ins in the area. Thomas S. Gochis, of 17 N. Main St., Unit 2G, is fac...
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Rockford man pleads guilty to mall bombing plotNov 27, 2007 10:00 pm - A 23-year-old Rockford man pleaded guilty today to attempting to plant grenades in a large mall last winter as part of a "violent jihad." Derrick Shareef could face life...