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Pursuing sex abuse charges takes toll on victim, family
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - BERWYN -- They've learned to watch their older daughter for any sign that something's wrong. She cuts her long, blond hair and dyes it jet black. And they worry. Her fat...
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Weather may leave us with a colorless autumnOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Q. Why are the leaves so late in turning color? My understanding is that leaf color is due to the length of the days and the sugar/food in the tree for the leaves be...
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College features alternative gift marketOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Full-flavored Guatemalan coffee. Tie-dyed table linens. Handmade jewelry. Those are a few of the items you might add to your holiday shopping list to purchase at North...
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Mundelein loses a business matriarchOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - The matriarch of one of Mundelein's oldest businesses until it closed earlier this year, Bonnie J. Abernathy was as much a fixture in town as the department store she an...
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GOP candidates defend their conservatism
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Republican front-runners Rudy Giuliani and Mitt Romney defended their conservative credentials in the face of pointed attacks from campaign rivals Sunda...
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Old meets new at Pingree Grove parkOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Like Pingree Grove, the new Centennial Park is a blend of the old and the new. In addition to the newly built playground, a portion of the park is reserved for those wh...
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Walnut Woods to thrive under park district controlOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - If you happen to be driving along north Wheeling Road in Prospect Heights, you might spot a small wooded area on the west side of the road near McDonald Creek. Your inst...
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New Jersey 2nd-grader suspended from school for drawing stick figure firing gun
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - DENNIS TOWNSHIP, N.J. -- A second-grader's drawing of a stick figure shooting a gun earned him a one-day school suspension. Kyle Walker, 7, was suspended last week for v...
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Surprise! College costs rise again
Oct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Average tuition and fees at four-year public colleges rose 6.6 percent this year, again outstripping increases in financial aid and pushing students into more borrowing....
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Route 60 bridge construction to last a yearOct 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Commuters using the Route 60 bridge over the Tri-State Tollway near Lake Forest might want to start mapping alternative ways to traverse the area for the next year. Work...