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A shattered homecoming in Pakistan
Oct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - KARACHI, Pakistan -- Benazir Bhutto was tired and a bit worried about snipers, so she went inside the truck carrying her across Karachi. It was then the two bombs explod...
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Crowd told Hubble plan crucial for city, residentsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Much of Andrew Johnson's work in the next few months will entail bringing residents living in Wheaton Warrenville Unit District 200 up to speed on a $58 million plan to ...
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Sales tax hike on Deer Park ballotOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Shopping in Deer Park could be getting a bit more expensive. Deer Park village officials will ask voters Feb. 5 to approve a 0.5 percentage-point sales-tax increase, or ...
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Nickelodeon star helps give prizes to W. Chicago kidsOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Thirteen years from now, Laura Mendoza's bilingual kindergarten classes will be able to say that their path to college began Thursday. On the day they graduate from high...
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Dist. 211 union plans to picket meetingOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Disgruntled teachers in Palatine-Schaumburg High School District 211 plan to picket before next week's school board meeting. Union President John Braglia said Thursday h...
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Teacher's creativity earns her the Innovator awardOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Margaret Haumiller teaches her third-grade students at Naper Elementary School about government and the economy by letting them create their own "village," and fosters a...
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Cyclocross event challenges racersOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Competitive running and cycling are difficult enough. But for some, each activity alone is only half the challenge. So what do you get when you combine the two? It's c...
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Ingrid Fenske, true to her faith and familyOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - He arrived here from Sweden with a dream -- a dream of owning land and farming his property. With his wife and young daughter, he purchased land in Woodstock and bought ...
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Celebrate park's 2008 opening a little earlyOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Although Primrose Farm Park will not officially open to the public until next year, you will have a chance to get a sneak peek on Sunday. Hosted by the St. Charles Park...
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Rosemont mayor prepares to tie the knot this weekendOct 18, 2007 11:00 pm - Hello, readers. I'm back covering Elk Grove Village, in addition to Des Plaines and Rosemont. I'm looking forward to reconnecting with familiar faces and issues after th...