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Defense attorney unhappy with delay in mob trial
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - A defense attorney at Chicago's biggest mob trial in years said Friday he is unhappy about a delay in jury deliberations, but experts suggested its impact on the case is...
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Rockford Diocese plans Mass for 10,000Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Rockford Diocese will kick off its centennial celebration with a 10,000-person Mass on Sept. 23 on the Northern Illinois University campus. The 2 p.m. Mass at NIU's...
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Taste buds' treat in GenevaSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Tri-colored garlic crab pasta? Four tickets. Chocolate crème brulee tart? Four tickets. Enjoying samples of what Geneva restaurants have to offer and washing them down w...
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Boys' murderer dies in prison
Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Maybe it was the memory of the old man opening his door and asking if John Rotunno was there to talk about the decades-old murders of the man's son and two other boys. O...
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Ex-Pingree Grove mayor sells auto shop, set to retireSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Verne "Bud" Wester says he isn't the type of man to reminisce. Instead, the former village president of Pingree Grove has his eyes on the future --one that doesn't inclu...
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Library has will to grow, but is there a way?Sep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Villa Park library patrons say they'd like to pick from a larger book collection. Library Director Sandra Hill says the only problem is where to stack newer titles. Addi...
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County forest district ready to seize Klein FenSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - DuPage County Forest Preserve District leaders are poised to vote on dusting off a power they haven't exerted in recent years: condemnation. Commissioners are expected t...
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Horse-lover's delight in WayneSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - It's like a triathlon for horses. Speed. Endurance. Muscle. These 1,000-plus-pound beauties have everything it takes to jump waterfalls, dodge tree trunks and -- most ...
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Church youth travel to the South on mission tripsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - Leaving the familiar surroundings of DuPage County for summer mission trips challenged and inspired local youth and their adult leaders from Wheaton Bible Church and Gra...
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Briefs: Flu vaccine clinicsSep 14, 2007 11:00 pm - The Lake County Health Department and Community Health Center will conduct 16 public flu clinics throughout the county Oct. 2 through Nov. 15. There will be additional w...