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Teen sought in Deerfield deathOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Police investigating the murder of a Deerfield woman said Saturday they're looking for a teenager whom one witness reported seeing nearby. In a statement released by the...
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Area parents can send their at-risk kids to preschoolOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Carol Pemberton's 3-year-old son Steven started attending a free preschool for at-risk children one month ago -- and she can already see the difference in him. "On Sunda...
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Faith in Cubs is nice, but faith in God is always bestOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Hope is one of the three cardinal virtues, according to St. Paul. "Hope is dope," said poet Ogden Nash. Living in Chicago again after 40 years of moving around the count...
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Better turn in your used car keys before entering WheatonOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - There is a Bruce Springsteen song that goes: "Now mister the day the lottery I win, I ain't ever going to ride in no used car again." Meaning that to own a used car was ...
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Crusader beamsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Determined, dogged, stubborn, irritating, perhaps even obsessive. These are all terms that could aptly describe Veronica Armstrong, who has waged a five-year quest to ge...
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Developer considering Third Street optionsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - At first glance, it may have appeared that downtown developer Joe Stanton was considering backing off his idea to build condos and more retail space at 317 S. Third St. ...
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Events ask individuals to stand up for veteransOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The third annual Stand Down For Veterans in Algonquin hopes to help a record number of people who face major challenges -- veterans who are newly discharged, displaced, ...
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Down on the farm at Streamwood's PumpkinfestOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - Hoosier Grove Park in Streamwood returned to its roots Saturday when it drew hundreds of families back to the farm to pick out pumpkins. Streamwood Park District's annua...
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Greased streetcar tracks, man returned 'from dead' made 1907 newsOct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - The announcement by an Elgin man and his sons that they were going to manufacture cars in the city wasn't the first for the community, but one that definitely got attent...
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'Round the world in 13 years
Oct 06, 2007 11:00 pm - LONDON -- He was hit by a car in Colorado, attacked by a crocodile in Australia, detained as a suspected spy in Egypt and survived illness and periods of despair. On Sat...