News
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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...
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Assisi Animal Foundation hosts blessing of animalsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The annual Blessing of the Animals, hosted by the Assisi Animal Foundation, is set for Sunday. The event is a community tradition in which the Rev. Dr. Warren F. Best p...
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Portraits of fallen soldiers seen in new COD exhibitOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Their names appear in news reports, but it's so hard to picture the soldiers killed in Iraq. The exhibit that opens today at the College of DuPage seeks to cross that hu...
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Campton Hills sets fees for building permitsOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - Campton Hills trustees this week adopted building permit fees ranging from $20 to $500 for residents and businesses planning new construction. The revenue will help the...
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Did government memo authorize torture?
Oct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- House Democrats demanded Thursday the Justice Department turn over two secret memos that reportedly authorize painful interrogation tactics against terror ...
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No sale for rare religious artworkOct 04, 2007 11:00 pm - The Rev. Michael Komechak may have to find another way to finance an art gallery at Benedictine University because a piece of religious artwork failed to sell Thursday a...