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Lexington to host its summer fun festAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - For just a few hours Saturday, the Lexington Health Care Center of Bloomingdale will be transformed into a tropical paradise. The health-care facility for seniors in Blo...
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Republican Pryce to retire
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Republicans scrambled to find a candidate for one of the nation's most competitive congressional districts Thursday as Rep. Deborah Pryce, nearly a cas...
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Briefs: Beluga calf born at SheddAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - One of the beluga whales at Chicago's Shedd Aquarium has given birth, and mother and calf appear to be doing well. The 24-year-old whale called Mauyak was in labor for a...
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Mold forces May Whitney to closeAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - May Whitney Elementary School in Lake Zurich is closed for the academic year because of mold, district officials said Thursday. The 436 registered students and about 45 ...
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NASA: No repairs needed
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- NASA decided Thursday that no repairs are needed for a deep gouge in Endeavour's belly and that the space shuttle is safe to fly home. Mission Co...
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As the dust settlesAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Classrooms always have that new-school smell at the start of fall session. Chalkboards are pristine, floors are brilliantly shiny and rows of hallways await the arrival ...
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Peru quake death toll rises to 450
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - ICA, Peru -- The death toll rose to 450 on Thursday in the magnitude-8 earthquake that devastated cities of adobe and brick in Peru's southern desert. Survivors wearing ...
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Goose 'droppings' part of fun at festivalAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Two years ago, Tom Miller and Howard Jaffe took an Alaskan fishing trip and in a town called Talkeetna saw a moose dropping festival. Moose "chips" were dropped from a p...
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Arlington Heights doctor certified in long-term careAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The board of directors of the American Medical Directors Certification Program announced that Dr. Theodore M. Homa of Arlington Heights was granted the title of Certifie...
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Park district's Camp Sundance makes strides with special needs programAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The mother of a 12-year-old boy with Asperger's Syndrome is praising the Mount Prospect Park District for its recent efforts to include special needs children like her s...