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Warming Arctic means new assignment for Coast Guard
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A Coast Guard reconnaissance team is heading to the far north this week to scope out a new frontier that the warming Arctic climate is opening to sh...
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Al-Qaida turns wrath on Al-Jazeera
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - CAIRO, Egypt -- Al-Qaida sympathizers have unleashed a torrent of anger against Al-Jazeera television, accusing it of misrepresenting Osama bin Laden's latest audiotape ...
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Palatine gymnastics coach helped to shape program started in 1977Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Terry Theobald has been giving young athletes in Palatine a leg up on their gymnastics skills for about 27 years. Theobald, 56, of Des Plaines is coach for the Palatine...
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Wife's stealthy plans gives husband a surprise he won't soon forgetOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - If you've ever planned a surprise birthday party for someone, you know it isn't exactly, well, a piece of cake. It's especially difficult when the celebration is for som...
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Give time, talent to make a differenceOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Masses of volunteers will hit the streets in DuPage County Saturday in an attempt to make a difference. Known as Make A Difference Day, suburban organizations will be a...
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Boy Scout awards honor leadership, serviceOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - A banquet thrown by the Northwest Suburban Boy Scout Council turned into a court of awards ceremony Thursday, as officials honored a panel of distinguished citizens. The...
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How much of a difference will Wheaton make?Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Wheaton is an award-winning community for the depth of its Make A Difference Day efforts. But this year, there's nearly an entirely new commission organizing the city's ...
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Men charged with drug crimes after raid of Fox Lake houseOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - The two men arrested in the raid of a Fox Lake house will face felony drug charges, Lake County prosecutors said Thursday. Jeff Tibbs, 32, and John Gillespie, 34, are ch...
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Staph invades multiple schools
Oct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - New outbreaks of staph infection were reported in a half dozen more suburban schools Thursday, causing a parochial school in Aurora to be closed and countless desktops t...
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MCC board censures two of its own for commentsOct 25, 2007 11:00 pm - Calling their decision a necessary "two-by-four," members of the McHenry County College board of trustees voted 4-3 Thursday night to censure two colleagues who spoke pu...