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Blue Cross reinstates most Condell doctorsOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois has reinstated most of the 93 doctors affiliated with Condell Medical Center who were dropped from the insurance giant's PPO network l...
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Farrakhan makes rare appearance
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA -- In a rare public appearance, Nation of Islam Minister Louis Farrakhan urged black Americans on Tuesday night to separate from mainstream culture to establish ...
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Briefs: Senators want a hearingOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Illinois' two U.S. senators called on federal regulators Wednesday to hold a public hearing on a proposed wastewater permit for U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill that recentl...
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What's the value of kids missing school for McDonald's, Fox?Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - While it might be in their nature to be upbeat, the John Hersey High School cheerleaders appear to be genuinely "lovin' it" Wednesday morning when they miss their first ...
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This beach party took place 164,000 years ago
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- In one of the earliest hints of "modern" living, humans 164,000 years ago put on primitive makeup and hit the seashore for steaming mussels, new archaeolog...
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Resident, village still at odds in Fox LakeOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A Lake County Circuit Court Judge has fined the owner of a controversial Internet Web site $1,500 for illegally posting signs throughout Fox Lake. Glenn Close, 50, of 3...
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A haunting you will goOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A pair of new haunted houses have raised the bar on scaring patrons this year in the Northwest suburbs. From animatronics to 3-D animation, fright has gone high tech. Fo...
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Former pop star now sings about faithOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - In the early 1990s, Tatiana Cameron was the Britney Spears of Central Europe. At 19, when she was known as Tajci, she won the Eurovision Song Contest, akin to today's "...
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Marian Central All-Night Bingo set for SaturdayOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - On Saturday, Marian Central Catholic High School's Fathers' Club is hosting an All-Night Bingo event at the school, 1001 McHenry Ave., Woodstock. Proceeds from the bingo...
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Newer test may replace Pap smear
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- A relatively new screening test was about twice as accurate as the traditional Pap smear at spotting cervical cancer, according to the first rigorous study o...