News
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More than a ton of pot seized in Wood DaleAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Cook County sheriff's officers discovered $8.5 million worth of marijuana in a Wood Dale townhouse Wednesday night. The street value is nearly as much as the 30,000 mari...
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Rt. 31 + repairs = delaysAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - It may be a frustrating drive this fall if you're headed along Route 31 through Elgin and South Elgin. Illinois Department of Transportation officials say to expect dail...
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Quake spurs calls to Peru from suburbsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Minutes after a magnitude-8 earthquake rocked three Peruvian cities Wednesday night, Monica Crespo got a call from her father-in-law. He told her that both her and her h...
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Play a round of golf to help Dist. 220 Educational FoundationAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Members of the Barrington Area Unit District 220 Educational Foundation are getting ready to tee off. The Educational Foundation, a nonprofit organization of volunteers ...
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Nuts about ElginAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The next time you're standing in line at an airport security checkpoint, just be thankful you're not a peanut. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security may be a pain. Bu...
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Elgin Kennel Club to hold all-breed shows, trialsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Elgin Kennel Club's all-breed conformation shows plus obedience and rally trials will be held Aug. 25 and 26 at Kane County Fairgrounds Soccer Fields in St. Charles. Cal...
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Neighbor Sports - Baseball TryoutsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Baseball Tryouts: The Northwest Travelers Baseball will hold 2008 team tryouts Saturday and Sunday according to the following schedule: •10-year-old team (players wi...
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Schaumburg firefighter remembered by friends, fellowsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Dozens of uniformed firefighters and police officers from Schaumburg turned out Thursday to honor the memory of a longtime fellow public servant. David Grandt, a 30-year...
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FBI director's notes back up account of Ashcroft visit
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The White House demanded in 2004 that the Justice Department approve a secret national security program without allowing the ailing attorney general, "feeb...
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Have police officers on bikes cycled out of existence?Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Whatever happened to cops on bikes? A decade ago, police departments were spending money on bicycles, and the training for officers to ride them. And those bikes weren'...