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Briefs: Wheeling veteran honoredOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Anthony Altieri Jr. of Wheeling was named Illinois Veteran of the Month on Tuesday by Gov. Rod Blagojevich. Altieri has spent decades as an advocate for veterans with AM...
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Chicago Red Cross sends 2 dozen to help wildfire victimsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - While Southern California continues to burn, local volunteers have begun arriving to help. The American Red Cross of the Greater Chicago Area has already deployed more t...
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Father charged with battery of sonOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Three-month-old Alex Mitchell will suffer long-term effects after being slammed into a changing table by his 41-year-old father, police officials said. Daniel Mitchell ...
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Scout's Eagle project is a treat for park district's Halloween partyOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - It's like a fairy tale come true for the Rolling Meadows Park District. When 16-year-old Chris Carter, a Scout working toward Eagle status, offered to redo the backgroun...
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5 arrested in string of Mill Creek burglariesOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Five people -- including four teenagers -- have been arrested in connection with at least 11 burglaries and thefts in September in the Mill Creek subdivision. The juveni...
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Police task force raids Fox Lake houseOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - A Fox Lake man was arrested after members of the Lake County Metropolitan Enforcement Group served a search warrant at his house and found cocaine. Larry Lindenman, dire...
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Outcry over DuPage budget cuts gets louderOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Proposed DuPage County budget cuts will decimate the county's probation department, threaten public safety and put young offenders at risk, workers told elected leaders ...
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U.S. missile defense in Europe hinges on Iran
Oct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - PRAGUE, Czech Republic -- The Bush administration has told Moscow it may delay activation of a proposed U.S. missile defense system in Europe until it has "definitive pr...
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Residents want consistent store hours, survey showsOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - Consistent, longer downtown store hours in Glen Ellyn would attract more shoppers, a survey shows. In June, Glen Ellyn's economic development corporation polled retailer...
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Briefs: Dist. 300 passes TIF policyOct 23, 2007 11:00 pm - The Community Unit District 300 school board has adopted a policy opposing all tax increment financing districts. In a TIF district, a municipality freezes property tax ...