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Elgin police officer named American Legion's top copAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - An Elgin police officer was recently named Illinois' top cop by the American Legion. Detective David Baumgartner was selected as the state's Police Officer of the Year. ...
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Former Hoffman mayoral candidate still a fugitiveAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - One-time Hoffman Estates mayoral candidate Christopher Lee Bollyn remained at large Friday, missing his second court date since being convicted by a jury in June. His at...
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Nightmare isn't over for Schaumburg familyAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Mark S. Baker was 12 years old when he killed his grandmother, putting a bullet into the back of her head so he could take some friends out for a pizza in her car. Nearl...
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A million lives savedAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A million lives saved: WASHINGTON -- Everyone knows the Coast Guard has saved countless lives in U.S. waters. Now they've gone back and counted: more than 1 million resc...
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DuPage DigestAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Abuse suit dismissed: A federal judge for the Northern District of Illinois Eastern Division has dismissed an abuse lawsuit filed against the Wheaton police and DuPage C...
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Two DuPage County banks robbedAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Police officers and federal agents scrambled through DuPage County Friday to gather evidence in the wake of two bank robberies. Oakbrook Terrace police said a bank robbe...
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House votes to pay to have bridge rebuilt
Aug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The House voted Friday to direct $250 million to rebuild the Minnesota bridge that was destroyed in this week's deadly collapse. A similar bill stood ready...
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Cook County DigestAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - Blues worker injured in fall: The Mount Prospect Police Department reported that a construction worker was injured after falling from a ladder Friday morning while doing...
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Cost of lawmakers staying in Springfield: $808,000 and we're countingAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - $808,000 and we're counting This is the estimated cost of keeping lawmakers in Springfield so far. Gov. Rod Blagojevich has ordered them to stay in overtime until they c...
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Stony Creek developer trades cash, land in sewer pipe dealAug 03, 2007 11:00 pm - A Kane County Forest Preserve commission panel agreed Friday to grant a developer an easement in exchange for land and cash despite objections from the neighboring commu...