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Pakistan is a whole lot more than what you see on the newsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - For most of my life, I'd have to say the name of my parents' homeland at least a couple of times before people understood what I was talking about. I'd say "Pakistan" i...
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Get ready to party at Oak Brook PaloozaAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Oak Brook's traditional quiet end to summer is about to change. For the first time, the Oak Brook Park District will offer a two-day Summer Palooza celebration for resid...
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Romney draws longest straw at pollAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - SPRINGFIELD -- Former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney won the first-ever Illinois Republican Party presidential straw poll Thursday, an event designed more to spur intere...
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Homeless man makes shocking offerAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - A homeless man hiding a meat cleaver in his coat has been accused of offering money to two young girls for a date, Carpentersville police said Thursday. Juan J. Villanue...
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Army says stress boosting suicides
Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- It's not just the war. Or the hardship of being far from home. Often it's the age-old, heartbreaking "Dear John" notes from wives and sweethearts that driv...
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Bush's daughter engaged
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Dine, see 'Steel Magnolias' at Sun City theaterAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Marco Woods Productions in cooperation with the Theatre Company of Sun City presents "Steel Magnolias," a lunch or dinner theater production, at Drendel Hall in the Prai...
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Fashion event looking for Palatine's next top 'model'Aug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Have you ever thought about modeling? Well, the Palatine Area Chamber of Commerce is looking for a few models for the Community Holiday Fashion Event from 5 to 9 p.m. No...
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Waukegan man's fate now in a jury's handsAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - The first-degree murder case against William Pressley of Waukegan has gone to a Lake County jury. Pressley, 29, is accused of helping two other men kill Jesus Gaytan, 26...
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State aid questions spur Dist. 158 budget debateAug 16, 2007 11:00 pm - Uncertainty over the level of next year's state aid sparked a debate over Huntley District 158's preliminary 2008 budget Thursday night. The debate centered on whether t...