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Fisherman bests the competition by landing 844-pound sharkOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DESTIN, Fla. -- Six friends went to a fishing tournament looking to catch some grouper. They caught an 844-pound shark instead. The fight by Adlee Bruner and friends to ...
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McHenry County barn tour helps save themOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The fifth annual Barn Tour "Saving Our Barns" is set from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Oct. 27. View some of the magnificent barns set in the rolling landscape of north central McH...
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Investigators seek cause of fatal pileup
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Investigators picked through scorched tire rims, truck axles and other wreckage Sunday hoping to pinpoint what triggered a fiery interstate tunn...
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Cancer death rates dropping faster than ever
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Good news on the cancer front: Death rates are dropping faster than ever, thanks to new progress against colorectal cancer. A turning point came in 2...
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State EPA, Madigan differ on polluter fines
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD,-- Illinois' environmental protection agency and the state's attorney general have worked together on hundreds of cases to crack down on polluters. But...
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Maria von Trapp's stepson dies
Oct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Werner von Trapp, a member of the musical family made famous by the 1965 movie "The Sound of Music," has died, his family said. He was 91. Von Trapp d...
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Bartlett school to get ISAT workbooksOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Practice workbooks for students taking Illinois State Achievement Test exams will once again be available for Centennial Elementary School students, thanks to the school...
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DuPage Co. may lay off 200 workersOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - More than 200 DuPage County employees could lose their jobs as part of the county's latest doom-and-gloom budget proposal. County board Chairman Robert Schillerstrom tod...
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Dance instructor loves tiny restaurantOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Editor's note: This is another installment in our weekly series highlighting what people like about living in Lake County. This week, we asked that question of Jesse...
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Sentencing delayed in Palatine sex assaultOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Sentencing has been delayed until Oct. 26 for a Rockford man convicted of committing predatory criminal sexual assault in Palatine. Because of his history, Ronnie Watts,...