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Bartlett Elementary fourth-graders put their own twist on fundraisingNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Ideas for school projects sometimes occur when you least expect them. That's what happened when Barbara Hill read a Scholastic News article with her class. Thus was born...
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Russian freighter crash causes massive oil spill
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia -- Rescuers on Monday recovered the bodies of three sailors after a Russian freighter sank near the Black Sea, while officials assessed damage from...
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New I-355 extension open for businessNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Not a single horn or noisy muffler. No trucks coughing up exhaust. No congestion. But on the eve of the official opening of the Veterans Memorial Tollway, the pristine p...
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Scientists: Go lean and go green
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- America's obesity epidemic and global warming might not seem to have much in common. But public health experts suggest people can attack them both by cutti...
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Confusion over ruling leaks into old desegregation cases
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Officials in Shelby County, Tenn., complain they'll have to spend millions to satisfy a federal judge's "arbitrary" desegregation order. It'll mean busing minority stude...
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Olympic medalists give Naperville swimmers lessons in sport, lifeNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Riley Schroedter now can say she beat an Olympic swimmer in a race. How cool is that? The 12-year-old Naperville girl was one of about 95 youngsters at Naperville Centra...
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Can Pakistan election be fair?
Nov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- President Gen. Pervez Musharraf said Sunday that Pakistan will stick to its January schedule for parliamentary elections but he set no time limit ...
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Holiday food, toy drives under way in BataviaNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Local groups are gearing up to aid families in need this holiday season. DJM Travel in Batavia is conducting a Thanksgiving food drive to benefit the Batavia Interfaith ...
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McHenry County Conservation District notesNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - For all Backyard Birding: Identify McHenry County's winter birds and learn to attract them to your backyard at Backyard Birding, from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Pra...
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Answers, funds needed to stop flood damageNov 11, 2007 10:00 pm - Months after the second major flood in three years, cleanup continues at some of the 400 damaged homes in Lake County, as local officials wrestle with their share of an ...