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West Nile still aliveJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - West Nile still alive: Lake County joins six Illinois counties now reporting West Nile virus, the Illinois Department of Public Health said Thursday. A positive mosquito...
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Negotiations over hostages
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - KABUL, Afghanistan -- Afghan clerics and tribal elders are negotiating for the release of 22 South Korean hostages, who a Taliban spokesman said Thursday have been split...
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Marijuana may increase psychosis risk, study saysJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- Using marijuana seems to increase the chance of becoming psychotic, researchers report in an analysis of past research that reignites the issue of whether p...
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TB patient who created health scare released from hospital, returns to GeorgiaJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - DENVER -- The tuberculosis patient who created an international health scare when he flew to Europe for his wedding was released from a hospital Thursday after succe...
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School board nearly fails test of performance from staffJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - St. Charles school board members got a report card of their own this week -- and it probably won't make the refrigerator. According to Superintendent Donald Schlomann, s...
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Predatory lenders targetedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Predatory lenders targeted: People applying for a mortgage in Illinois might get some extra protection against corrupt lenders. The Illinois House has approved legislati...
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Electric rebate plans goes to governor
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- A plan to give angry consumers $1 billion in relief from surging electricity prices sailed through the Illinois Legislature on Thursday, despite some comp...
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Dairy Queen burglar staying in WisconsinJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Fox Lake police said a Wisconsin man has been charged with robbery after sticking up Dairy Queen one month ago. Nathaniel Johnson, 28, of 24327 74th St., in Salem Wisc....
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Police blotter - Fox valleyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville An Aurora man has been accused of charging $115.81 to someone else's credit card, police said. Donald R. Johnson, 40, of 562 Hartford Road, was charged w...
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Elgin fire chief offered jobJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin fire chief offered job: The Bartlett Fire Protection District has officially offered Elgin Fire Chief Mike Falese the assistant fire chief job in Bartlett. The off...