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Study: 1 in 25 online youths asked for sexual photos while on 'NetJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Four percent of American youths online have been asked to send a sexually explicit photo of themselves over the Internet, researchers say in a new study. ...
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Lindenhurst rethinks costly sidewalk projectJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Making Grass Lake Road pedestrian- and bicycle-friendly is going to be a costly endeavor for Lindenhurst. Village officials hope to connect existing sidewalks along the...
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Plan supports more trains from Elburn to ChicagoJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A plan to add more than 20 trains along the Union Pacific-West line from Elburn to Chicago has the support of the Kane County Board's transportation committee. The comm...
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Dist. 301 adopts budgetJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Central Unit District 301 officials on Monday adopted a $51 million tentative budget for the 2007-08 school year, reserving the bulk of the money for salaries and, for t...
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Lawsuit says VA betrayed veterans
Jul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Frustrated by delays in health care, injured Iraq war veterans accused VA Secretary Jim Nicholson in a lawsuit of breaking the law by denying them disabili...
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Lab worker burned by acidJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Lab worker burned by acid: An Abbott Laboratory employee is in the burn ward at Loyola Medical Center in Chicago after being doused with acid when a pipe burst early Sat...
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Kane County Fair attendance up 16 percentJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Attendance at this year's Kane County Fair increased 16 percent over last year, with 141,258 fair goers attending the five-day event that wrapped up Sunday. Mild weathe...
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Critics say 'Oh no' to HaloJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Scores of preteens and teens will compete Sunday in the popular, alien-killing Halo 2 video game tournament at the Mount Prospect Public Library. But their parents may n...
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Suit filed against Schaumburg restaurant charged with serving bleach-tainted waterJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Schaumburg restaurant accidentally served a pregnant woman bleach in her drinking water, a lawsuit filed Monday contends. Meena Goel, a dentist, was dining at Moretti'...
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Elgin youth accused in gang shootingJul 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old Elgin was arrested at noon Sunday and accused of firing a shot from a .22-caliber revolver into a car occupied by three members of a rival street gang, pol...