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Will Shiite sheiks join U.S. side?
Sep 15, 2007 11:00 pm - KUT, Iraq -- American commanders in southern Iraq say Shiite sheiks are showing interest in joining forces with the U.S. military against extremists, in much the same wa...
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Supporters lining up in race for 14th DistrictSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The first day to file an election petition is still more than a month away, but one candidate in the crowded 14th Congressional District race already is touting his endo...
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Higher water rates may be on horizonSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Carpentersville residents might want to reconsider those long morning showers if the village board approves a 9 percent increase in water and sewer rates. Trustees will ...
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Grandson of Gandhi speaks to local high schoolersSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - As talk of the Sept. 11 attacks and troop levels in Iraq continue, area high school students got a different world view Friday -- one of peace. Rajmohan Gandhi, grandson...
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The briefsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Genealogy expert to answer questions Bridging the Gap Across the Pond, about searching online genealogical databases, will be presented at 10:30 a.m. today at Schaumburg...
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Governor makes plea for federal aid for storms, floodingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - In Mount Prospect, where officials spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in the wake of August's storms, Mayor Irvana Wilks has hope. In Geneva, where floodwater destro...
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Briefs: West Nile case reportedSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A 41-year-old Hampshire woman became the third Kane County resident this year diagnosed with the West Nile virus, the Kane County Health Department announced Friday. The...
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Family files suit over beanbag deathSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The family of a man killed when shot by a McHenry County sheriff's deputy using a weapon designed only to stun is suing the sheriff's department and nine of its officers...
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A little time, little accord for transit fundingSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Pace and CTA riders caught a break Friday, but serious transit problems still loom in the near future as the governor and lawmakers seem worlds apart on a solution. Tran...
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5 men arrested after pot findsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The marijuana-growing industry in Lake County took a hard hit this week when police found and destroyed two large fields of the illegal herb. By Friday, five men were in...