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We could all learn from Joe KindlonOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Quick read: Joseph Kindlon "lived by his motto -- 'When you have a lot as I do, you have to give something back.'" In past columns, I have written about the modern-...
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Woman hospitalized after hitting tollway truckOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - A Palatine woman is hospitalized with a serve head injury after she rear ended a Illinois State Toll Highway Authority truck in Woodridge on Thursday, according to Illin...
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Russia celebrates Sputnik's 50th anniversary
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - MOSCOW -- Russia on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Sputnik launch that opened the space age, with officials seeking to revive the glory of the Soviet pr...
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Four Lake County schools among bestOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Carmel Catholic High School has a fourth blue ribbon to display on its walls. The Mundelein school, along with three others in Lake County, were named No Child Left Behi...
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Couple to receive Diversity Day Peace and Justice AwardOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Environmentalists and Quaker peace activists Alice and Bill Howenstine will be the co-recipients of the 2007 Peace and Justice Award which will be presented at the Diver...
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ComEd moves residents' power feederOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - At their first report to the city about frequent outages in West Chicago, ComEd representatives said they had made progress, while Chamber of Commerce officials called f...
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Briggs gets no jail time, $495 in finesOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - There were 137 cases inside Skokie's traffic ticket and misdemeanor courtroom Thursday afternoon. All eyes were on one of them. And that, Cook County Judge Earl Hoffenbe...
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Wheeling officials: Senior center not closingOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Village officials on Thursday again tried to allay fears that the Wheeling Pavilion Senior Center is closing after they fired the director earlier this week for spreadin...
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Poll: Public's regard for Bush, Congress staggers to new low
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Public approval for President Bush and Congress has hit new lows in The Associated Press-Ipsos poll. With the Iraq war dragging on and recession fears moun...
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Departing conductor looks back on 51 years of opera in Chicago
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Back in 1956, the 2-year-old Lyric Opera of Chicago desperately needed a replacement conductor for its scheduled production of Verdi's "Il Trovatore" and almost reluctan...