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Aurora father convicted in son's shaking deathAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - A 27-year-old Aurora man faces a possible life sentence after a judge Friday convicted him of shaking and murdering his infant son three years ago. Prosecutor Christine ...
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Many suburban college students are commuters, tooAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Debra Cromie knew what she wanted -- and a dorm with a communal bathroom just wasn't it. She wanted the academic rigor of a college education. She wanted classes to prep...
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Burglar robs home, returns goods, apologizes
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - WELLINGTON, New Zealand -- A burglar visited Graeme Glass' home in New Zealand twice in one day -- first to steal some goods and later to return them, along with a heart...
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Scandalized senator plans to step aside
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - BOISE, Idaho -- Idaho Republican Sen. Larry Craig will resign from the Senate amid a furor over his arrest and guilty plea in a police sex sting in an airport men's room...
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Bhutto may pull out of negotiations
Aug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Exiled former premier Benazir Bhutto met with party colleagues Friday in London to decide whether to quit negotiating with President Gen. Pervez M...
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Mount Prospect trustee impressed with staffAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Mount Prospect Trustee Tim Corcoran has taken some flak for a statement in Wednesday's paper in which he appears to suggest the village's storm damage was minor. Corcora...
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Briefs: Smoke alarms alert familyAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - The Arlington Heights fire department battled a basement blaze Thursday night that left a house with $90,000 in damages. The fire, at 1441 W. St. James St., was called i...
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Look for joy in the everyday, little things in your lifeAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - "Consider it pure joy, my brothers whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith develops perseverance." -- James 1:2 (NIV) Wh...
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Program helps 500 low-income parentsAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - Ashlee Keating and her fiance, Emmanuel Carrillo, didn't make a lot of money and didn't know much about parenting when Keating became pregnant last year. They were worri...
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Longtime Hoffman Estates attorney to retireAug 31, 2007 11:00 pm - In a move that surprised few, Hoffman Estates Village Attorney Richard Williams on Friday announced his retirement. Williams, who's served the village for 34 years, will...