News
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Traffic eases as lanes open at Route 64 and Randall Road
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Lanes opening today should ease congestion at the intersection of Route 64 and Randall Road in St. Charles. Getting to businesses east of the intersection, however, mig...
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Romney calls for stripping pensions from federal officials convicted of misdeeds
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - URBANDALE, Iowa -- Presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, decrying ethical lapses in Washington and singling out fellow Republicans, on Thursday called for stripping the ...
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Fox Valley DigestAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Parade deadline is today: The Puerto Rican Heritage Organization needs participants for its annual Puerto Rican Day parade at noon Aug. 11. To join, call Ruperto Acevedo...
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More new moms in U.S. breast-feed, but turn to infant formula too soon, experts say
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - ATLANTA (AP) -- Nearly three-quarters of new mothers in the United States are breast-feeding their babies, but they are quitting too soon and resorting to infant form...
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Today's Birthdays
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Author P.D. James, 87; broadway composer Richard Adler, 86; singer Gordon Stoker (The Jordanaires), 83; singer Tony Bennett, 81; actor Martin Sheen, 67; lifestyle guru M...
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Get cultureAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Field Museum of Natural History, 1400 S. Lake Shore Drive, Chicago: "Evolving Planet." Takes visitors on a journey through 4 billion years of life on Earth -- from sing...
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Congo train crash kills 100
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - KINSHASA, Congo -- A passenger train derailed in central Congo and eight cars tumbled off the tracks, killing about 100 people and trapping some passengers in the wrecka...
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Police seek Lincolnshire mom in child abduction
Aug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - Authorities are looking for a Lincolnshire woman suspected of abducting her daughter who was visiting from Iowa. The woman, Nancy Hayes, 55, is the birth mother of 10-ye...
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Congress embraces ethics bill, but White House complainsAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- "McCain-Feingold" was so common a term on Capitol Hill a few years ago that some joked it was one person. No longer. Republican Sen. John McCain and...
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Car crashes into house; driver injuredAug 02, 2007 11:00 pm - It's a good thing William Arentz was already awake. Otherwise he would have had the Cadillac of all wake-up calls just before 5 a.m. Thursday. Police say Robert Ludford ...