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NASA studies shuttle panels
Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Discovery's astronauts used lasers and digital cameras Wednesday to examine the shuttle's wings for any signs of launch damage as they gained on ...
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Direct to InternetOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A Palatine-based film company, CNGM Pictures, is at it again. The same filmmakers that produced "Return to Cuba Road" among several other feature length films, now have ...
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Panel: Flu vaccine OK for toddlers
Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- Children as young as 2 can be given a nasal spray flu vaccine, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. Government advice now recommends only traditional sho...
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MCC to unveil art memorial to soldiersOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - Lt. Governor Pat Quinn will unveil a "Portrait of a Soldier" memorial exhibit at 12:30 p.m. Friday at McHenry County College, 8900 Route 14 in Crystal Lake. The exhibit...
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Local parents to head up Summit 303Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - The St. Charles school district's new Summit 303 program is supposed to bridge the gap between you -- the taxpayer, parent, etc. -- and the school system. So it's only f...
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Soccer: 6.5 million kids and growing
Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - On a perfect fall day, Christian Felix trots across a trimmed green soccer field along Chicago's lakefront. He takes a pass, sees an opening and shoots a goal for his hi...
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Federal agents join California fire arson probe
Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Federal agents joined the search for evidence Wednesday in brush-covered Orange County hills where an arsonist is believed to have ignited one of the wild...
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Huntley village, school officials hold joint meetingOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - If the Huntley village board was still smarting from remarks school board member Larry Snow made last month, it didn't show Wednesday night. The village board and the Hu...
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Beauty shop bandit pleads guilty, gets suspended jail termOct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - A man known by some as the Beauty Shop Bandit for receiving massages, manicures and other spa treatments at salons and then skipping out on the bill was sentenced to six...
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Teen fills another leading role in 'The Legend of Pocahontas'Oct 24, 2007 11:00 pm - When Shelby Hirschberg takes the stage Friday night, it will be her third time playing a leading role. The 15-year-old from Elgin has taken the stage as Lucy in "Charlie...