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Lander to give Mars its first libraryAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- When NASA's newest Mars lander departs Earth this weekend, it will be carrying the words and art of visionaries from Voltaire to Carl Sagan....
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Taste of Roselle doesn't disappointAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - When it comes to food, Peter Swanson is a taste-a-holic. The Elmhurst man admits that he's especially addicted to festival food and flocks to places that offer variety. ...
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Elgin Boys and Girls Club focusing on fitnessAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Elgin Boys and Girls Club has launched a new initiative this week designed to fight obesity among Latinos, who make up about half of the club's patrons. The national...
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Coast Guard research finds 1 million lives savedAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Everyone knows the Coast Guard has saved countless lives in U.S. waters. Now they've gone back and counted: more than 1 million rescues from the days of wo...
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Trustee charged with domestic batteryAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville Trustee Paul Humpfer was charged with four counts of domestic battery early Friday morning, after surrendering to police. Humpfer, 43, posted $300 bond a...
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Firefighters battle house fire near MundeleinAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Wearing a lone sandal, the other foot bare, Ignazio Lucente stood on the front lawn of his spacious Mundelein area house Friday afternoon and watched it burn. "Everythin...
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Last of three accused of cheating elderly man pleads guiltyAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The last of three people accused of bilking an elderly St. Charles man out of more than $300,000 has admitted his guilt. Terrance DePotter, 45, of St. Charles, received ...
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Schaumburg brothers band finalist in Famecast.com contestAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - How will Schaumburg brothers Brian and James Serra afford their rock 'n' roll lifestyles? If voters give their band, Face Time Police, enough love by 11 a.m. Monday, a $...
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Dist. 203 launches feedback campaignAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Naperville Unit District 203 is launching a "Touch the Future" campaign to solicit feedback on millions of dollars in proposed facility enhancements. As part of the comm...
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Bridge consruction sticker shockAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- If Illinois set out to fix every bridge and road in need of repair, the price tag would reach into the tens of billions of dollars, likely requiring a sub...