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Police investigating their use of Taser on 82-year-old woman
Nov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Chicago Police are investigating an officer's use of a Taser on an 82-year-old woman. Spokeswoman Monique Bond says the officer used a Taser to shock Lillian Fletcher on...
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Mt. Prospect cancer survivor writes about her journeyNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Breast cancer taught me a powerful lesson: I would no longer just exist; I would start to live. This is the voice of Mount Prospect resident Beth L. Gainer. A cancer su...
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U-46 teachers plead caseNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A second group of Elgin Area School District U-46 educators addressed the school board Monday, listing the concerns that led a narrow majority of district teachers to re...
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Arlington Hts. signs off on auto mallNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Despite a minor quip about a traffic light, Bob Rohrman's 50-acre auto mall sailed through the Arlington Heights village board approval process on Monday with a unanimou...
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Ex-church organist gets 180 daysNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - A former organist for several Joliet Diocese parishes and schools must report to jail later this month to begin a short stint behind bars for having child pornography. R...
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Peterson retirement opens up race for Senate seatNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The race is on to replace retiring Long Grove state Sen. William Petersen. The period to officially get in the race came to a close Monday, with four men -- two Democrat...
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Group aims to beautify Island LakeNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - In an effort to shine up not only the downtown but the entire village, Island Lake has started a committee devoted entirely to beautification. "We want to start out smal...
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Suburban sex club for boys detailedNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Michael Rebecca is "one of the most narcissistic, manipulative and perverted individuals we have ever seen," Lake County Sheriff Mark Curran said Monday. Rebecca, 50, of...
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The briefsNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - Algonquin hotel evacuated Paint fumes forced evacuation from the Algonquin Holiday Inn Express Monday morning. Hotel employees were spraying paint on elevator doors, whi...
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Candidates in high gear on last day of filing in McHenry CountyNov 05, 2007 10:00 pm - The name of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi will appear just once on February's Republican primary ballot, but his presence could loom large in at least on...