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Addison Park District ponders new poolAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - With the new splash pad just opened at the Addison Park District's Family Aquatic Center, the park board now is focusing on how to deal with the center's aging pool and ...
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Six said to be dead after bridge collapse
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - MINNEAPOLIS -- An interstate bridge jammed with rush-hour traffic suddenly broke into huge sections and collapsed into the Mississippi River Wednesday, pitching dozens o...
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Springfield lawmakers looking into confiscating licensesAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD - Key state lawmakers say they'll look into whether it's time for Illinois to change the decades-old practice of police confiscating driver's licenses when t...
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Peace Bubble floats into NapervilleAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Jerry Leggett may be living in a bubble, but that doesn't keep him from staying in tune with current events -- namely the war in Iraq. The singer and songwriter, who is ...
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Kane County Board member Mark Davoust will seek a second termAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Kane County Board member Mark Davoust will seek a second term, the St. Charles Township Republican announced Wednesday. Seeing through to completion the Randall Road/Ro...
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Darfur force's lineup forms
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - KHARTOUM, Sudan -- Sudan on Wednesday endorsed a U.N. resolution to send 26,000 peacekeepers to Darfur, raising hopes for a force that could for the first time provide r...
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Fisher-Price recalls nearly million toys
Aug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Toy-maker Fisher-Price is recalling 83 types of toys -- including the popular Big Bird, Elmo, Dora and Diego characters -- because their paint contains exc...
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Kane County DigestAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin •An argument with a conductor on a Metra train at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday landed an Elgin woman in jail, police said. The conductor said the woman used profane and abusi...
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Lakemoor Iron Bull Saloon chosen for Bon Jovi videoAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A dirt road, a renovated bar, and a huge iron bull could land a Lakemoor tavern in a rock video. Production crews spent Wednesday filming exterior shots of the Iron Bull...
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Carpentersville man sentenced to 25 years for murderAug 01, 2007 11:00 pm - A Carpentersville man who killed a teen for asking his girlfriend to dance was sentenced Wednesday to 25 years in prison. Judge Grant Wegner sentenced Rafael Borja, 32, ...