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Army Reserve 85th Division set to disbandAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - The Army Reserve 85th Division, headquartered in Arlington Heights, will disband after 90 years of service, an Army spokesman confirmed Thursday. "In response to the glo...
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After feud, Clinton gets Pentagon briefing on Iraq
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday finally got the Pentagon briefing on how the military is planning to withdraw troops from Iraq -- and said much...
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'National Night Out' provides hours of funAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Local police are hoping community members come out to visit them Tuesday. Many departments, including Batavia, Elburn, Kane County and St. Charles are participating in "...
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4 Lebanese soldiers killed
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - BEIRUT, Lebanon -- Lebanon's most senior Shiite Muslim cleric issued a religious edict Thursday banning honor killings, calling the custom of murdering a female relative...
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Winfield dealing with escalating costs for underpass projectAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Winfield officials say they're getting closer to building a long-discussed pedestrian underpass near the Metra train station at Jewell and Winfield roads. But rising con...
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Wonder going back on the road
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Stevie Wonder said Thursday that he will hold his first U.S. tour in more than a decade, beginning next month in San Diego. "A Wonder Summer's Night" will include 13 con...
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Mexican kids to get laptops
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - MEXICO CITY -- Carlos Slim, one of the world's richest men, said Thursday he would donate 250,000 low-cost laptop computers to Mexican children by the end of the year an...
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News Briefs: Bond lowered for teenAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Bond lowered for teen: Bond was reduced by half Thursday for a Franklin Park man charged with aggravated battery in a stabbing at an Arlington Heights condo complex last...
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Police BlotterAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin •A gold 2006 Nissan Altima was stolen between 6 and 6:15 p.m. Wednesday from the 300 block of Belmont Avenue. Police said the car had been parked in front of the...
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Spanning the suburbsAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - According to a Federal Highway Authority database, updated in February, there are 29,903 bridges in Illinois. Cook and the collar counties are home to 4,692 bridges. In ...