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Longtime Elgin educator saw best in studentsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A 33-year veteran of Elgin Area School District U-46 who was an active member of the Elgin community died Wednesday. Wayne E. Block, 85, began his career in the Elgin pu...
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Mom's grief leads to '12 Angry Men'Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Had Elizabeth Willding been alive, her mother knows exactly what she would have said. "She would have told me, 'Good luck, you look beautiful, things will be great,'" G...
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Charity knits Ela Township group togetherOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Linda Perkins thought she may have to give up her love for crocheting once she made hats, scarves and mittens enough for all her relatives. "My family members can only ...
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Bhutto amnesty no political cureOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, -- Pakistan's Supreme Court decided a presidential election President Pervez Musharraf is sure of winning could go ahead today, but he cannot claim victory un...
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Good sports for troopsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - [palbat.jpg] Courtesy of Ganatos Family Army Sgt. Michael "Jed" Ganatos poses in Afghanistan with a baseball bat he and his unit customized for the owner of a Palatine s...
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Villa Park motorcyclist dies of crash injuriesOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A Villa Park man who was involved in a motorcycle crash earlier this week in Wood Dale has died from his injuries. Rafael Segundo, 25, of 15 N. Yale Ave., was critically...
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Health center escapee found in ChicagoOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - A fugitive who escaped the Elgin Mental Health Center a month ago was caught Friday afternoon on Chicago's South Side, police said. Tolbert Walls, 31, whose last address...
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Ceremony honors new Lovell Health Care CenterOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - [vaname_1ne1005vp[ Vincent Pierri/vpierri@dailyherald.com When you hear the word "hero," whom do you think of? A famed astronaut who beat the odds and saved h...
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President denies torture part of terror defense
Oct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- President Bush defended his administration's methods of detaining and questioning terrorism suspects on Friday, saying both are successful and lawful. "...
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Author defends using slur, but apologizes to studentsOct 05, 2007 11:00 pm - Author Sherman Alexie says he stands by the strong language he used in his recent speech at Naperville North High School, but apologizes to anyone it may have offended. ...