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Woman fatally shot after trick-or-treating
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Chicago police say a 39-year-old woman was fatally shot in front of her southwest side residence this evening after trick-or-treating with three young children. Chicago...
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OB/GYN residency program at Stroger Hospital criticized
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The obstetrics and gynecology residency program at Stroger Hospital should be stripped of accreditation because the institution doesn't provide enough clinical experienc...
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Opium 'tsunami' to hit Afghanistan's neighbors
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- A "tsunami" of opium will hit Afghanistan's neighbors if border security remains weak and officials fail to intercept the drug, whose profits fund ...
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Circus once again a family affairOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - "Yippee!" That was the response by officials at the Palatine Opportunity Center, when they received 500 free tickets to the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, wh...
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Chop shop charges filed against 2 menOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin police say a chop-shop operation was broken up with the recent arrests of two men. Miguel Caceres, 22 of 621 Franklin Blvd., Elgin, was charged Monday with aggrava...
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University to feature musicians at festivalOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - 2-minute drill A quick chat with a Lisle newsmaker Benedictine University's Festival of the Arts takes center stage this weekend with free musical performances Saturd...
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Briefs: Search for kayaker on holdOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities didn't search Lake Michigan for a missing Gurnee man Wednesday because of choppy water. Lake County sheriff's police and Waukegan firefighters hope condition...
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Schools add silence time without a peepOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - With the Student Prayer Act tied up in the courts, schools in the northern Fox Valley already have implemented the state-mandated moment of silence, often incorporating ...
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Clock's ticking on Hawthorn Woods water system's futureOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - If the village of Hawthorn Woods wants to step in and take over the troubled Glennshire water system, it needs to do it soon, Lake County officials say. "The deadline fr...
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Death toll from floods, mudslides rising as Noel heads to Bahamas
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - PIEDRA BLANCA, Dominican Republic -- Tropical Storm Noel triggered mudslides and floods in the Dominican Republic and Haiti, pushing the death toll to 66 on Wednesday an...