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Free testing offered for private wells flooded by stormSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - If your private well casing was submerged in the recent heavy rains, McHenry County Department of Health cautions residents that those private water wells could be conta...
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U.S.: N. Korea agrees to timeline
Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - GENEVA -- North Korea agreed Sunday to account for and disable its atomic programs by the end of the year, offering its first timeline for a process long sought by nucle...
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Will rate hikes leave ComEd asking, 'who turned out the lights?'Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Now that the summer news cycle has ended with such vital stories as a vanishing bank robber; a filthy-rich football player crashing his rich-man's ride into a pole and t...
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Local farming, fun runs to be featured at festivalSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Prairie Crossing Charter School will hold the fourth annual Edible Harvest Festival, a locally grown food fair and the Run on the Prairie event. This event is offered t...
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North Korea says U.S. decides to remove it from terror listSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The United States has decided to remove North Korea from a list of terrorism-sponsoring states and lift sanctions against it, a spokesman for N...
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Fruit Adds Color and Nutrition to Summer MealsSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Most people know they should eat fruit every day. The current recommendation is 1½ to 2 cups a day for adults. A recent survey found that only 32 percent of adults in th...
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It's dog beat dog at FlingSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Dogs of all colors, shapes and sizes hit Naperville's Last Fling Sunday, where they strutted all kinds of tricks. As part of Naperville Jaycees' four-day festival, hundr...
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GOP leader denies double standard
Sep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A GOP leader Sunday denied a double standard in pushing Sen. Larry Craig to resign after a sex sting guilty plea, while remaining silent over GOP Sen. Davi...
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Fox Valley doctor is warmly recalledSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - A physician who treated patients for more than 40 years in the Fox Valley area, including the last 35 in his general practice, has died. Dr. T. G. Limberis of West Dunde...
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It's a dirty jobSep 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Most people probably don't think much about what happens after they flush their toilets. But in Cook County, those millions of gallons of wastewater pay a visit to one o...