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Tax vote on holdOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - The Geneva school board Monday put the brakes on any plan to raise the operating tax rate anytime soon. Although they did not vote on the matter, school trustees unoffic...
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Radio personality hosting annual auction fundraiserOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Turning Point, McHenry County's advocate for victims of domestic violence, has announced that radio personality Paula McKay of Star 105.5 will serve as "Celebrity Auctio...
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Great wine flows at 'Grape Expectations'Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - On Friday, the Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestra will host its annual fall fundraiser "Grape Expectations" from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. at Elgin Community College's Fox Valley U...
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6th District race starting to heat upOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - What looked like a sleepy election in the 6th Congressional District has received a shot of caffeine. Two Democrats are eyeing a run at incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. P...
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Christian panel debates 3 differing views on warOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A pacifist said that Christians who believe in peace-making could learn from the military. "We could use that same devotion regarding the mission of Christ," said David ...
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Lawmaker says Blackwater owes millions in taxesOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Private security contractor Blackwater USA "engaged in significant tax evasion," a U.S. congressman said Monday as the company faced scrutiny over the kill...
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Both sides protest judge's rulingOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - A McHenry County judge is overstepping her legal authority by refusing a Lake County man's guilty plea to charges he killed Lakemoor businessman Raul Briseno in 2001, pr...
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Veterans raising money to remove graffiti on memorialOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Vandals took a black marker to Des Plaines' recently refurbished veterans memorial, forcing officials to raise money to help remove the graffiti before Veterans Day. It ...
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Stroger faces fire after missing special meetingOct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger called for a special meeting Monday designed to blunt criticism of his tax plan that would raise more money than he can spend in...
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More opting for double mastectomies
Oct 22, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- More women who have cancer in only one breast are getting both breasts removed, says research that found the trend more than doubled in just six years. It'...