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Child porn suspect loses job as coach at Hanover Park gymOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A St. Charles man arrested Oct. 10 on charges he possessed child pornography has been fired from his job at a Hanover Park gym. Vernor Gumila, 38, coached at Gymkhana Gy...
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Theater's essay contest honors John DeaverOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Steel Beam Theatre, a not for profit professional theater in downtown St. Charles, is sponsoring an essay contest to honor the memory of local actor, author and good fri...
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Mary Todd Lincoln's stay in Batavia discussedOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Mary Todd Lincoln's time in a Batavia insane asylum is the focus of a new book. Historian Jason Emerson, the author of "The Madness of Mary Lincoln," will be in Batavia ...
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Man faces DUI, charges from Puerto RicoOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The man who jumped off the Kimball Street bridge Tuesday in Elgin is facing DUI charges, Elgin police say. Jose Antonio Perez, 31, of 24 S. Porter, Elgin, was charged wi...
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D. 211 teachers union plan on picketing next week's board meetingOct 17, 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 today he h...
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Stroger proposes to roll three years of taxes into oneOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County Board President Todd Stroger doesn't want to bother you next year with yet another request to raise your taxes. Or the year after that. After all, there's on...
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Cary-Grove chamber helps food pantry stock its shelvesOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - The Cary-Grove Chamber of Commerce recently made a $1,000 cash contribution to the Cary-Grove Food Pantry. That donation will stock the shelves to help feed the 120 need...
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Second man charged in 1996 murder of boyOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A 31-year-old former Montgomery man has been indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in the 1996 death of an Aurora boy, it was announced Wednesday. Mark A. Downs,...
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Gay slur written on car starts nationwide campaignOct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - A hate crime against a grad student in New York has turned into a nationwide educational effort on homophobia. Erin Davies -- with her vandalized Volkswagen Beetle -- st...
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Warm, dry September increases drought conditions in parts of state
Oct 17, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois Department of Natural Resources says a warm, dry September increased drought conditions in southern and central Illinois. State climatologist...