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Views vary on appeals court decisionAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Inside court and out Tuesday, judges, lawyers, jurors and politicians were divided over an appellate panel's ruling on whether former governor George Ryan received a fai...
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Miners' families asking whether safety lost out to profits
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - 3c43 1-line hed, 3c21 1-line drop hed, trim to 12 inches. HUNTINGTON, Utah -- With six trapped coal miners all but left for dead in a crumbling mountain, families and fr...
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College campus fires increasing
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- The number of fires reported in university and college housing has increased sharply in recent years as students plug in more electrical gear, inclu...
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Friends 'go to the races' to help out United WayAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - By day, Mike Abruzzini serves as president of the Buffalo Grove Bank & Trust, but this Saturday, he tests the waters as a television commentator, broadcasting live in be...
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Russia stages air show
Aug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - ZHUKOVSKY, Russia -- Russia opened its largest air show in post-Soviet history on Tuesday, showing off its growing military footprint and global assertiveness while seek...
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Blues show to help Gurnee memorialAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Another demonstration of regional support for the planned Heroes of Freedom Memorial in Gurnee should be evident next month at a benefit blues concert set for Chicago's ...
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Briefs: U-46 settles with 2 workersAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Two employees threatened in June with termination by Elgin Area School District U-46 allegedly over instant messages they sent at work had the status of their jobs final...
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City OKs $566,000 in grants for mental health agenciesAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Twenty-three mental health agencies that serve St. Charles residents are getting a $566,000 shot in the arm. St. Charles aldermen this week approved that much in grants...
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St. Charles scraps Wal-Mart planAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - About 20 St. Charles residents cheered Tuesday after officials scrapped plans for a Wal-Mart Supercenter on the city's east side. The 7-0 decision by plan commissioners...
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Briefs: Some Rt. 64 lanes closedAug 21, 2007 11:00 pm - Some lanes of Route 64 in downtown St. Charles will be closed this week while crews repair curbs between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street. The work is scheduled to start th...