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Young inventorsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - "> When adults want to change the world, they clone sheep. They manipulate human cells in search of a cancer cure. When kids want to change the world,...
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Eighth-graders to gather stories from W.W.II, Korea vetsNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Eighth-graders from Elgin Academy will interview veterans of World War II or Korea each day this week. This unique project is a partnership between the Gail Borden Publi...
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Officials promise quick fix to state's finance woesNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- In a year marked by state leaders' repeated inability to meet deadlines, they now promise to resolve one of Illinois' biggest problems in just two weeks w...
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Obama takes shots at Bush, and both Clintons
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- Democratic presidential hopeful Barack Obama told voters Saturday that in the wake of President Bush's "catastrophic failure of leadership" the nati...
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Juried art exhibit to hold winners' receptionNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Vicinity 2007, a juried art exhibition on display, will have a reception for the artists and award winners from 2 to 4 p.m. today at the Norris Gallery in the Norris Cul...
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Georgia football fans told not to flush
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ATHENS, Ga. -- Fans who had their fill of beer at the University of Georgia's homecoming football game on Saturday were warned -- no flushing allowed. Earlier this week,...
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Elks will sponsor free kids' orthopedic clinicNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Elks Lodge, in cooperation with the Illinois Elks Crippled Children's Program and Sherman Hospital, will sponsor a free orthopedic diagnostic clinic for childr...
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Harper College hires Daily Herald editor for paperNov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - There's a new leader for the student newspaper at Harper College, which has been without a sponsor since May. Kent McDill, a sports copy editor at the Daily Herald, will...
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Kurds vow retaliation
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - QANDIL MOUNTAINS, Iraq -- A defiant spokesman for the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party said Saturday that if Turkey attacks the group's bases in Iraq's rugged northeastern...
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Alaskan village on alert after rabid wolf attack
Nov 03, 2007 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Children in the village of Marshall do not go out alone without an adult. They have been told to stay inside after dark. When night falls, three sen...