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Scientists report stem cell breakthrough; no embryos needed
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Scientists have made ordinary human skin cells take on the chameleon-like powers of embryonic stem cells, a startling breakthrough that might someday deliver...
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Say thanks for this odd turkey comboNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - The Cajun concept of a chicken stuffed inside a duck stuffed inside a turkey had eluded me until last week when our three children joked about "turduckens." Afterward I...
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Campton Hills opponents get 2,300 signaturesNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Last April, voters decided to create the village of Campton Hills. On Feb. 5, they could vote to dissolve it. Monday morning, the Stop Campton Hills Public Action Commit...
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CBS News writers may join picket line
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CBS News writers authorized their union leaders to call a national strike, the Writers Guild of America said Monday, escalating a labor impasse. About 500 CB...
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Donate yarn to knitters for charity projectsNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Crafters -- is your house overflowing with yarn? Senior Services has the answer to this predicament. There are some ladies looking for extra yarn they can use to knit an...
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Experienced leader hired at MetropolisNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Libertyville native Matt O'Brien has been hired to lead the Metropolis Performing Arts Centre in Arlington Heights. His first day will be Dec. 1. O'Brien, 47, will over...
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Adopt penguin to help food pantryNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Millie's Hallmark Gold Crown, Neat 'n' Cool Gifts and the Mount Prospect Human Services Department are teaming up to help fill the village's emergency food pantry shelve...
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'Mr. Whipple' dead at 91
Nov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Dick Wilson, the actor and pitchman who played the uptight grocer begging customers "Please, don't squeeze the Charmin," died Monday. He was 91. The man f...
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N. Aurora secures land for police stationNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - For about $1.45 million, North Aurora became the proud owner of a parking lot. The 5-acre site at the northwest corner of Route 31 and Airport Road is the future home of...
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Countdown to lights, singing and Santa in St. CharlesNov 19, 2007 10:00 pm - Youngsters can get this year's first glimpse of Santa Claus in downtown St. Charles on Friday evening, when he makes his grand entrance during the annual Lighting of the...