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Police blotter - Cook CountyJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - The blotter Hoffman Estates •A 1998 Honda Civic was scratched between 7 p.m. July 23 and 1:30 p.m. July 24 while it was parked on the 400 block of Lafayette Lane. The ...
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Officials face allegations of violating Bensenville property restraining orderJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Less than a day after a DuPage County judge temporarily blocked demolition of Bensenville properties for O'Hare International Airport expansion, Chicago officials face a...
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Batavia bridge closedJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - Batavia bridge closed: The Wilson Street bridge in Batavia will be completely closed from 9 tonight until 1 a.m. Saturday to allow for material delivery. Shumway Avenue...
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A king's ransom for a stone's bookJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Publishers vying for the rights to rocker Keith Richards' autobiography have pushed up the Rolling Stones co-founder's advance to $7.3 million (3.6 million p...
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Interview: U.S. general, diplomat in Iraq warn against cutting} U.S. troop buildupJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - BAGHDAD -- The top U.S. general and diplomat in Iraq warned on Thursday against cutting short the American troop buildup and suggested they would urge Congress in Se...
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NASA trouble: Report of drunk astronauts and sabotaged computerJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- At least twice, astronauts were allowed to fly after flight surgeons and other astronauts warned they were so drunk they posed a flight-safety ri...
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Obama scores coup from N.H. congressman
Jul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - CONCORD, N.H. -- Presidential hopeful Barack Obama said Thursday that he will never have a list of endorsements to match his Democratic rivals, but he hopes grass-roots ...
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State can't rely on smokers to fund programsJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Both critics and supporters of a now 90-cent cigarette tax increase essentially agree that the state can't rely on a steady stream of money from raising c...
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Duke prosecutor apologizes
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No ruling on Cary gravel pitJul 26, 2007 11:00 pm - After months of debate, the planning and zoning committee in Cary will pass along no recommendation to its board of trustees on a proposed gravel pit in the community. T...