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Wine tasting to benefit animal foundationAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The Assisi Animal Foundation will host its fifth annual wine tasting benefit from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Woodstock Opera House, 121 Van Buren St. The event will fe...
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Kazakh election results disputed
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - ASTANA, Kazakhstan -- The party of President Nursultan Nazarbayev won all available seats in Kazakhstan's new parliament, according to preliminary results announced Sund...
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Park district wins budget honorAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) announced that the Wheeling Park District has received the Distinguished Budget Presen...
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Feds to deport Chicago activist
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- An illegal immigrant who stayed in a Chicago church for a year to avoid separation from her 8-year-old son, a U.S. citizen, was arrested Sunday and being ...
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Rove feels encouraged about GOP's chances in '08
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- White House political adviser Karl Rove said Sunday he sees encouraging signs for the GOP in the public's strong negative opinions of Democratic presidenti...
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History repeats itself with family of Civil War re-enactorsAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Paul Wood of Wheaton remembers feeling a connection with Robert E. Lee when he was just 9 years old. Nowadays, he impersonates the famous Civil War general. "Fortunately...
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Taking sides -- how to help kids eat rightAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Four-year-old Allie Kaemmerer absolutely loves snacking on Goldfish crackers and fruit snacks, and her favorite meal is macaroni and cheese. But the Wheaton youngster an...
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Extended 'surge' might sap Army
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- Sapped by nearly six years of war, the Army has nearly exhausted its fighting force and its options if the Bush administration decides to extend the Iraq b...
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All the fun washed awayAug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - Rainy weather forced several events to be canceled in Chicago and its suburbs Sunday. The 49th annual Chicago Air and Water Show was called off a few hours early because...
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Rove optimistic for GOP in '08
Aug 19, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- White House political adviser Karl Rove said Sunday he sees encouraging signs for the GOP in the public's strong negative opinions of Democratic presidenti...