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Aldermen to start talks for new fire, police stationsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Des Plaines aldermen will finally tackle long-awaited discussions about a new police station and new fire facilities later this month. First Ward Alderman Patricia Beauv...
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Crystal Lake woman delivers triplet girlsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It wasn't quite the same odds as winning the lottery or drawing a royal flush, but to Katie Coss the result was just as sweet. The 29-year-old Crystal Lake mo...
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Apple Fest good to the last biteOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a hello to fall and a goodbye to festival season in Long Grove. The town's annual Apple Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday in ...
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World Series dreaming does number to this Cub fan's healthOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - I have Cubs fever. Symptoms are severe. In recent weeks I have had fifth inning sweaty palms, seventh inning headaches and ninth inning pains in my stomach. My blood pre...
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Stuffed full of fall funOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The St. Charles Scarecrow Festival returns this weekend for its 22nd year, and organizers are promising an event bigger and better than ever. Aside from festival mainsta...
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Winchester House sued for negligenceOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - An 82-year-old former Wildwood woman is suing Winchester House in Libertyville for negligence that she says led to her sexual abuse. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday in L...
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Bring a picnic and your pet for Blessing of the AnimalsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Rev. Canon Linda Potter has definite plans for the Blessing of the Animals at 6:30 p.m. today at Trinity Episcopal Church, 130 N. West St., Wheaton. "I told the deac...
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Board honors exceptional educatorsOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - The Illinois State Board of Education announced more than 150 award recipients who will be singled out for their outstanding service at the 33rd annual Those Who Excel/T...
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Police think they've cracked 1999 slayingOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - DNA evidence and clues from a cell phone helped police solve the drug-related slaying of a Park City man reported missing eight years ago, authorities said Wednesday. Fe...
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Court won't force U-46 into talksOct 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A federal judge Wednesday rejected a bid to force Elgin Area School District U-46 to participate in settlement talks in the racial bias lawsuit brought by black and Hisp...