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Police say they've found body belonging to severed feetOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County sheriff's police say they've recovered the body of a man whose severed feet were found earlier this weekend in a south suburban Chicago roadway. The unident...
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Storytelling fest set for Oct. 26 in WaukeganOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - In honor of Ray Bradbury, world-famous author of short stories and native son of Waukegan, the Waukegan Public Library Foundation is hosting the second Annual Ray Bradbu...
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Cary firefighters, others honor former patientOct 14, 2007 11:00 pm - On Tuesday, the Cary Fire Protection District and Flight for Life-Northern Illinois will gather together to honor former patient Mike Deibel and his family. The event w...
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Doomsday clock ticks for these dogs
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Sweet William, a young black Labrador retriever in Illinois, has two days to live. Sandy, a golden female Jindo in New York, also has just two days left. Kat...
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'Like a bomb went off '
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SANTA CLARITA, Calif. -- Amid the piles of twisted, blackened metal sat one recognizable vehicle: a pale blue truck cab, its right turn signal still blinking. It was a r...
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Owners mourn pets tossed off bridge
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - BARCELONETA, Puerto Rico -- Elvia Tirado Polanco says she reluctantly handed over her black-and-white spotted mutt to animal control workers after they threatened that s...
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Personal care, restaurant industries have highest rates of depression
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers. Overall, 7 percent of ...
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Aliens, pirates among popular Halloween costumesOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Plenty of people go the store-bought route for inventing a new persona for Halloween for their kids or, given that Halloween is increasingly becoming a "holiday" for adu...
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Elgin woman credits keeping busy for her 100 yearsOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - At 100 years old -- 90 spent in the Fox Valley area -- Goldie Weisenbarn remembers a time when problems like traffic congestion and suburban sprawl were unheard of. The ...
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Myanmar junta steps up pressure on opposition
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - YANGON, Myanmar -- Myanmar's junta arrested four prominent political activists Saturday, Amnesty International said, including one who went into hiding after leading som...