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Elgin historian -- and a really good guy -- gone too soonOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - The night before he died, George Albee had prepared a wonderful meal of pork tenderloin with asparagus for his wife, Joye, and oldest daughter, Jennifer Bero, Bero said....
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Letting it go: The journey toward forgivenessOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Because Ralph Pollock climbed behind the wheel, Greg and Sherry Hockerman buried two of their children. They picked out the caskets and wrote the obituaries. They strugg...
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Enjoy the holiday in the forestOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Halloween isn't just a single day of candy collecting, but a range of events for little ones at three Lake County forest preserves. On Oct. 24, bring the tots to the Lak...
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Class size threatens U-46 contractOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46 teachers on Monday will weigh in on the first teacher contract in district history to address the issue of large class sizes at the high ...
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Gay-marriage advocates court straight friends' help
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The setting was intimate, the hors d'oeuvres simple and the hostess barefoot, but the house party Gabby Seagrave and LaDonna Silva held for a doze...
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Severed feet found near hospital
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - MATTESON -- The Cook County sheriff's department is investigating the discovery of two severed human feet found in a south suburban Chicago roadway. The Cook County medi...
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I-294 crash hospitalizes 1Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - One person was seriously injured after a crash on I-294 near Milwaukee Avenue Saturday. Illinois State Police responded to the one-car crash around 8:41 p.m. after a 20...
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Hundreds line up for shot at, well, not quite stardomOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Taking a page from the "American Idol" playbook, the Metropolitan Opera held open auditions Saturday for its lavish new production of "War and Peace." The au...
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Mother-daughter team open dance studioOct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - Ever since she was a little girl, Jennie Newman says she always dreamed of becoming a dancer and of running her own business. Today, the 24-year-old Bartlett resident ha...
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Your seat is ready -- in the jury box
Oct 13, 2007 11:00 pm - MOUNT CLEMENS, Mich. -- Like diners waiting for a seat in a popular restaurant, jurors in one busy Michigan court soon could be free to stroll and shop until a pager sum...