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Patriotic theme to open orchestra's seasonOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Northwest Symphony Orchestra, winner of many awards from the Illinois Council of Orchestras, has set its programs for the coming 2007-2008 season. As in the past, al...
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Police question man in Aurora slayingOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Police are questioning a "person of interest" in the brutal stabbing death of a young Aurora mother found slain near her two crying children. Authorities declined to na...
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Author/teacher to discuss books, writing at libraryOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Some husbands give their wives flowers to show their love and affection. Some more affluent types give jewelry. Not too many give dinosaur bones. "It was a 5-foot, 7-inc...
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Polygamist sect leader said he was 'immoral, wicked'
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - SALT LAKE CITY -- Sitting in jail awaiting trial, the leader of a polygamous sect renounced his role as a prophet and said he had been "immoral" with a sister and daught...
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Lake County can feed 15,000 for a dayOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - If an average person can live on 4 pounds of food a day, a group of Lake County churches collected enough canned food in October to feed 15,000 people for a day or one p...
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Bannos to talk, cook at ECCOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Jimmy Bannos, chef and owner of Heaven on Seven, is the next guest chef for Elgin Community College's 2007-08 Distinguished Visiting Chef Series. Bannos, owner of four C...
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Parents taking more active role in raising children
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Teachers and politicians have been clamoring for years for parents to get more involved with their children. The message appears to be getting through -- a...
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Charges may be brought in wildfires
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Officials blamed a wildfire that consumed more than 38,000 acres and destroyed 21 homes last week on a boy playing with matches, and said they would ask a...
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First wife's drowning gets second look
Oct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities said Wednesday they are looking again at the 2004 drowning death of a woman whose ex-husband -- a 53-year-old suburban Chicago police sergeant -- says his cu...
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Neighbor SportsOct 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Basketball Corsairs tryouts: The Junior Corsairs Basketball Program offers an opportunity for sixth- to eighth-grade boys to compete against various teams from Lake and ...