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Three area teachers nominated for state's bestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- The Illinois State Board of Education says it has chosen eight finalists for the "Illinois Teacher of the Year" award. Finalists were selected from nearly...
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Pentagon rejects 'ray gun' use in Iraq
Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Saddam Hussein had been gone just a few weeks, and U.S. forces in Fallujah, west of Baghdad, were already being called unwelcome invaders. One of the first...
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Flood control project keeps hitting snagsAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Local officials and residents linked concrete barriers and piled sandbags last week to fend off the rising Des Plaines River in Mount Prospect and Prospect Heights. The ...
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Cary Area Public Library notesAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - For more information, call the (847) 639-4210 or register at the library, 1606 Three Oaks Road, Cary. A Cary Area library card required for all programs unless othe...
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Pedestrian struck, killed in Villa ParkAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - An unidentified man died late Wednesday night after he was hit by a vehicle in Villa Park, authorities said. Villa Park police arrived about 10 p.m. where the pedestrian...
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SIU president disputes allegations he plagiarized dissertationAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard _ a former congressman _ said he didn't plagiarize his doctoral dissertation, disputing claims he lifted sections fr...
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Police reach out to local skaters through picnicAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Usually the only hot dogs at Naperville's Centennial Beach Skate Park are the skaters doing stunts. But Saturday, Naperville police and KidsMatter staffers will serve ho...
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Best & BrightestAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - •Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., named the following local students in the university's College of Arts & Sciences to the dean's list for the spring 2007 semest...
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Savvy business or just plain deception?Aug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - Was it deceit -- or just a common business practice? An independent review of Planned Parenthood's development process will determine if the clinic will open as schedule...
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COD adds extras back into new science buildingAug 29, 2007 11:00 pm - College of DuPage is adding $800,000 in features back into its new Health Careers and Natural Sciences building. When first presented to trustees last year, the new buil...