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4 sent to hospitals after Pingree Grove crashNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - A two-vehicle crash at routes 47 and 72 in Pingree Grove sent four people to area hospitals, officials said Saturday. The Pingree Grove Fire Department received a call a...
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Barrington voters may weigh in on upgrading park district facilitiesNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - Barrington voters may have the chance to weigh in on whether they want new, upgraded park district facilities. On Monday, the park board will discuss whether to seek vot...
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A global warning
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - VALENCIA, Spain -- Global warming is "unequivocal" and carbon dioxide already in the atmosphere commits the world to an average rise in sea levels of up to 4.6 feet, the...
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For Japanese, whaling is a tradition
Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - WADA, Japan -- A whale's bleeding carcass bobbed in the surf, a steel harpoon jutting from its side. Then butchers at this Japanese fishing village went to work, turning...
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Chavez tells OPEC oil prices will soar if U.S. attacks IranNov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - RIYADH -- Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez told an OPEC summit on Saturday crude oil prices could double to $200 if the United States attacked his ally Iran. "If the Uni...
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Ever wonder about South Elgin snow plowing?Nov 17, 2007 10:00 pm - In Elgin, crews typically begin collecting snow once it's 2 inches high. Ever wonder at which point South Elgin begins plowing snow? We turned to Chuck Behm, director of...
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Ex-state senator gets seven years
Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- A federal judge sentenced a former lawmaker Friday to seven years in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars from a construction company execu...
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Christmas has arrived already?Nov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas -- even before the Thanksgiving turkey has been carved. Santa Claus has been accepting Christmas wish lists at local malls fo...
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CBS asks wants judge to dismiss Rather's suitNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- CBS has asked a judge to throw out a $70 million lawsuit filed by former news anchor Dan Rather, arguing that Rather's claims of unfair treatment "bear no re...
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Schingoethe Center displays artwork it inspiredNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - It was Meg Bero's chancing upon a group of artists working diligently in Aurora University's Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures that resulted in the center'...